5 occurrences

'Suitable' in the Bible

The LORD God caused every tree that is both beautiful and suitable for food to spring up out of the ground. The tree of life was also in the middle of the garden, along with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Verse ConceptsKnowledge Of Good And EvilSprouting PlantsMetaphorical TreesKnowingSproutingBeauty Of ThingsFood DefinedKnowing Right And WrongHealing Of NationsAdam and eve disobey godnatural LifeBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Nature

That's how Israel blessed these twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them.

Verse ConceptsTwelve TribesPeople Who Blessed Othersisrael

His father and mother asked him, "Isn't there a woman suitable among the daughters of your relatives or among all of our people, since you're going to get your wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?"

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalBad Decision Making ExamplesMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningUncircumcisionInfatuationIntermarriageLeaving Parents For Spouse

The young woman pleased him and gained his favor. He quickly provided her beauty treatments and gave her portions of food to her. He also assigned her seven suitable young women from the palace and transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem.

Verse ConceptsCosmeticsSeven PeopleWomen's Beauty

Strong were its boughs, suitable for use in the scepter of a ruler. It reached to the clouds, noticeable because of its height and its abundant branches.

Verse ConceptsHeightSceptreThings On High

Bible Theasaurus

Appropriate (93 instances)
Desirable (58 instances)
Proper (142 instances)
Suitable (43 instances)
Suited (6 instances)
Worthy (127 instances)

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