14 occurrences

'Yourself' in the Bible

Then the king sent for Shimei, and said to him, Make a house for yourself in Jerusalem and keep there and go to no other place.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Houses

And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman IntellectGod Makes Evil ReboundGod Will Requite

And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

Verse ConceptsGetting RichDiscernmentNatural Disasters

But you yourself will not be the builder of my house; but your son, the offspring of your body, he it is who will put up a house for my name.

Verse ConceptsSolomon's TempleA Place For God's Name

And with all their heart and soul are turned again to you, in the land of those who took them prisoners, and make their prayer to you, turning their eyes to this land which you gave to their fathers, and to the town which you took for yourself, and the house which I made for your name:

Verse ConceptsBuilding God's DwellingWhole HeartednessA Place For God's Name

Then Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps coming in at the door, said, Come in, O wife of Jeroboam; why do you make yourself seem like another? for I am sent to you with bitter news.

Verse ConceptsSoundHearing ThingsPretendingFeet In Action

But you have done evil more than any before you, and have made for yourself other gods, and images of metal, moving me to wrath, and turning your back on me.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodDifferent Gods

Go from here in the direction of the east, and keep yourself in a secret place by the stream Cherith, east of Jordan.

Verse ConceptsDivine DirectionHiding From PeopleBeyond JordanBrooks

And Elijah said to her, Have no fear; go and do as you have said, but first make me a little cake of it and come and give it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSacrificial GivingBreadcooking

Then the prophet came up to the king of Israel, and said to him, Now make yourself strong, and take care what you do, or a year from now the king of Aram will come up against you again.

Verse ConceptsProphecy, Methods Of OtProphesyingStrength Of PeopleUnnamed Prophets Of The LordBe Strong!Time Of Yearsyria

And Ben-hadad said to him, The towns my father took from your father I will give back; and you may make streets for yourself in Damascus as my father did in Samaria. And as for me, at the price of this agreement you will let me go. So he made an agreement with him and let him go.

Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsAgreements, LegalCovenant breakersFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsMarketsRestitutionTradeTreatyCities In Israel

But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

Verse ConceptsBusynessNowhere To Be Found

And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingGrudgesCharacter Of WickedCourage, Examples OfFinding People

And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.

Verse ConceptsHousesHiding From PeoplePrivate Rooms

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