'Support' in the Bible

Do not be moved to do wrong by the general opinion, or give the support of your words to a wrong decision:

But, on the other hand, do not be turned from what is right in order to give support to a poor man's cause.

And you are to make a support for lights, of the best gold; its base and its pillar are to be of hammered gold; its cups, its buds, and its flowers are to be made of the same metal.

And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

And on the table and all its vessels, and on the support for the lights, with its vessels, and on the altar for burning spices,

And the table with its vessels, and the holy light-support with all its vessels, and the altar for the burning of spices,

And the support for the lights, with its vessels and its lights and the oil for the light;

Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:

The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights;

And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:

Let Aaron put the lights in order on the support before the Lord at all times.

And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:

Say to Aaron, When you put the lights in their places, the seven lights will give light in front of the support.

And Aaron did so; he put the lights in their places so that they gave light in front of the support, as the Lord gave orders to Moses.

The support for the lights was of hammered gold work, from its base to its flowers it was of hammered work; from the design which the Lord had given to Moses, he made the support for the lights.

But if the days go on, and her husband says nothing whatever to her, then he is giving the support of his authority to her oaths and undertakings, because at the time of hearing them he said nothing to her.

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

And they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the house of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech got the support of a number of uncontrolled and good-for-nothing persons.

So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.

They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.

And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.

You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

And gold by weight for the light-supports and the vessels for the lights, the weight of gold needed for every support and every vessel for lights; and for the silver light-supports, the weight of silver needed for every support and for the different vessels as every one was to be used;

By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders given to us by the Lord our God, but you have gone away from him.

For the eyes of the Lord go this way and that, through all the earth, letting it be seen that he is the strong support of those whose hearts are true to him. In this you have done foolishly, for from now you will have wars.

He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.

Truly, for forty years you were their support in the waste land, and they were in need of nothing; their clothing did not get old or their feet become tired.

And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.

And all the chiefs and the captains and the rulers and those who did the king's business gave support to the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai had come on them.

Is not your fear of God your support, and your upright way of life your hope?

Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.

He is looking to his family for support, but it is not there; he puts his hope in it, but it comes to nothing.

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.

You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.

You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.

When my father and my mother are turned away from me, then the Lord will be my support.

For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

Praise be to the Lord, who is our support day by day, even the God of our salvation. (Selah.)

My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)

My hand will be his support; my arm will give him strength.

His sword is turned back; you have not been his support in the fight.

The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

Yes, you will be like him who takes his rest on the sea, or on the top of a sail-support.

There will be goats' milk enough for your food, and for the support of your servant-girls.

For the Lord, the Lord of armies, is about to take away from Jerusalem and from Judah all their support; their store of bread and of water;

Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.

Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

You say you have a design and strength for war, but these are only words: now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.

And he saw that there was no man, and was surprised that there was no one to take up their cause: so his arm gave salvation, and he made righteousness his support.

And I saw that there was no helper, and I was wondering that no one gave them support: so my arm did the work of salvation, and my wrath was my support.

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

For this reason the Lord has said: See, I will give support to your cause, and take payment for what you have undergone; I will make her sea dry, and her fountain without water.

Son of man, when a land, sinning against me, does wrong, and my hand is stretched out against it, and the support of its bread is broken, and I make it short of food, cutting off man and beast from it:

And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.

In that very hour the fingers of a man's hand were seen, writing opposite the support for the light on the white wall of the king's house, and the king saw the part of the hand which was writing.

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;

And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?

For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;