'Cause' in the Bible

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

Then you will go safely on your way, and your feet will have no cause for slipping.

Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

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

For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

Who says, Oh! who says, Ah! who has violent arguments, who has grief, who has wounds without cause, whose eyes are dark?

Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.