81 occurrences in 12 translations

'Strive' in the Bible

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

and they dig another well, and they strive also for it, and he calleth its name 'Hatred.'

And he removed thence and dug another well; and they did not strive for that. And he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, For now Jehovah has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.

and the people strive with Moses, and say, 'Give us water, and we drink.' And Moses saith to them, 'What? -- ye strive with me, what? -- ye try Jehovah?'

And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:

If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.

And a son of an Israelitish woman goeth out (and he is son of an Egyptian man), in the midst of the sons of Israel, and strive in the camp do the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel,

and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, 'And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah!

ye do not strive with them, for I do not give to you of their land even the treading of the sole of a foot; for a possession to Esau I have given mount Seir.

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

And this of Judah; and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people; May his hands strive for them; And be thou a help to him against his oppressors.

And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

And the men of Ephraim say unto him, 'What is this thing thou hast done to us -- not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely;

And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

and thy maid-servant hath two sons; and they strive both of them in a field, and there is no deliverer between them, and the one smiteth the other, and putteth him to death;

and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, 'Usury one upon another ye are exacting;' and I set against them a great assembly,

And I strive with the prefects, and say, 'Wherefore hath the house of God been forsaken?' and I gather them, and set them on their station;

And I strive with the freemen of Judah, and say to them, 'What is this evil thing that ye are doing, and polluting the sabbath-day?

And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.

How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words to strive with him?

I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive with me.

His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?

Who is he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.

In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth it in me.

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

{A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,For they are many who strive with me.

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,But those who keep the law strive with them.

For sometimes people who strive to obtain wisdom, knowledge, and equity leave everything as an inheritance to a person who never worked for it. This, too, is pointless and greatly troublesome.

Do not be excessively righteous [like those given to self-conceit], and do not be overly wise (pretentious)—why should you bring yourself to ruin?

Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

And [the Lord] said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel,In Whom I will show My glory.”

For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save.

For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.

Why do ye strive with Me? All of you have transgressed against Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

This is what the Lord who rules over all says, "Babylon's thick wall will be completely demolished. Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed."

Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

Let us strive to know the Lord.His appearance is as sure as the dawn.He will come to us like the rain,like the spring showers that water the land.

Hear, I pray you, that which Jehovah is saying: 'Rise -- strive thou with the mountains, And cause thou the hills to hear thy voice.'

Seek the Lord's favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the Lord's angry judgment.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

But [strive for and actively] seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

just as I please everyone in all things [as much as possible adapting myself to the interests of others], not seeking my own benefit but that of the many, so that they [will be open to the message of salvation and] may be saved.

Therefore, whether we are at home [on earth] or away from home [and with Him], it is our [constant] ambition to be pleasing to Him.

Not that I have already attained this -- that is, I have not already been perfected -- but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me.

and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], so that no one will fall by following the same example of disobedience [as those who died in the wilderness].

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
נצה 
Natsah 
Usage: 11

גּרה 
Garah 
Usage: 14

יריב 
Yariyb 
Usage: 3

רוּב ריבo 
Riyb 
Usage: 66

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ἀγωνίζομαι 
Agonizomai 
Usage: 5

ἀθλέω 
Athleo 
Usage: 2

ἀνταγωνίζομαι 
Antagonizomai 
Usage: 1

διαμάχομαι 
Diamachomai 
Usage: 1

ἐρίζω 
Erizo 
Usage: 1

λογομαχέω 
Logomacheo 
Usage: 1

μάχη 
Mache 
Usage: 4

μάχομαι 
Machomai 
Usage: 4

συναγωνίζομαι 
sunagonizomai 
Usage: 1

συναθλέω 
sunathleo 
Usage: 2

φιλοτιμέομαι 
Philotimeomai 
Usage: 3

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