'Causes' in the Bible

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

And if he causes the tooth of his male slave or the tooth of his female slave to fall out, he will release him as free in place of his tooth.

“If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed bare or lets his livestock loose so that it grazes in another man’s field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.

Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must certainly never eat it.

These are the regulations for one whose discharge of semen causes him to become unclean because of it,

for her whose menstruation causes her to become ill, for anyone who has a discharge (whether male or female), and for the man who has sexual relations with one who is unclean."

"'Any person who eats an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts, whether a native citizen or a foreigner, must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening; then he becomes clean.

He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord.

If a man injures his neighbor (fellow citizen), whatever he has done shall be done to him:

fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth--{according to} [the] physical defect he {causes} to the person, likewise it shall be {caused} to him.

and this water that causes the curse will go into your stomach, and make your abdomen swell and your thigh rot." Then the woman must say, "Amen, amen."

He shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.

When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.

Therefore you and your group have conspired against the LORD and Aaron. What is it that causes you to complain against him?"

But if the Lord creates an entirely new thing, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up, along with all that belongs to them, and they descend alive into Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), then you will understand that these men have spurned and rejected the Lord!”

And whoever touches the body of someone killed with a sword in the open fields, or the body of someone who died of natural causes, or a human bone, or a grave, will be unclean seven days.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security,

You shall prepare you the way, and divide the borders of your land, which Yahweh your God causes you to inherit, into three parts, that every manslayer may flee there.

then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn:

Then Moses called on Joshua and told him in the presence of everyone in Israel, "Be strong and courageous, because you'll bring this people to the land that the LORD your God had promised to give your ancestors. You will be the one who causes them to possess it.

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;

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Look, this city is in a pleasant place, as my lord [Elisha] sees; but the water is bad and the land is barren.”

It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted; let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

And moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites And priests, And of the chief fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah And for causes. And they returned to Jerusalem.

You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

and now, sons of Judah and Jerusalem ye are saying to subdue for men-servants and for maid-servants to you; but are there not with you causes of guilt before Jehovah your God?

And may the God who causes his Name to rest there destroy any king or people who might attempt to destroy this Temple of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be carried out quickly.

If a calamity causes sudden death, he'll mock at the despair of the innocent.

“He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earthAnd makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.

They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."

“People will clap their hands at him [to mock and ridicule him]And hiss him out of his place.

‘Behold, God finds pretexts against me;He counts me as His enemy.

For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

He causes everyone to stop working, so that all people may know his work.

He causes this to happen for punishment,for His land, or for His faithful love.

“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

He causes the deep to boil like water in a pot, and churns the sea like one stirs ointment.

The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

He causes me to lie down in pastures of green grass; he guides me beside quiet waters.

He causes [the] humble to walk in justice, and teaches [the] humble his way.

The voice of the LORD causes deer to give birth, and strips the forest bare. In his Temple all of them shout, "Glory!"

Come, observe the mighty works of the LORD, who causes desolation in the earth.

He causes wars to cease all over the earth, he causes the bow to break, the spear to snap, the chariots to ignite and burn.

God causes the lonely to dwell in families. He leads prisoners into prosperity, but rebels live on parched land.

I weep and refrain from eating food, which causes others to insult me.

Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

So I say: "It causes me pain that the right hand of the Most High has changed."

Who can really fathom the intensity of your anger? Your raging fury causes people to fear you.

He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;they flow between the mountains.

He causes grass to grow for the livestockand provides crops for man to cultivate,producing food from the earth,

He causes the hungry to settle there,and they establish a city where they can live.

He pours contempt on princesAnd makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

[He] causes the barren woman of the house to dwell [as] the happy mother of children. Praise Yah!

Those who love Your law have great peace,And nothing causes them to stumble.

He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth.He makes lightning for the rainand brings the wind from His storehouses.

For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.

who covers the sky with clouds,prepares rain for the earth,and causes grass to grow on the hills.

He sends forth His word and melts them;He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what causes them to stumble.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.

He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.

A sly wink of the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will be destroyed.

He who learns from instruction and correction is on the [right] path of life [and for others his example is a path toward wisdom and blessing],But he who ignores and refuses correction goes off course [and for others his example is a path toward sin and ruin].

A capable wife is her husband’s crown,but a wife who causes shameis like rottenness in his bones.

The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor,But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.

A tranquil mind brings life to one's body, but jealousy causes one's bones to rot.

The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it [causes] a break in spirit.

A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

He who assaults his father and chases away his motherIs a son who brings shame and disgrace.

Wine causes mocking, and beer causes fights; everyone led astray by them lacks wisdom.

It is not good to eat much honey,Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,and a flattering mouth causes ruin. >

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

An angry man stirs up arguments, and a hot-tempered man causes many transgressions.

Just as whipping milk produces butter, and twisting the nose causes bleeding, so also stirring up anger produces contention.

So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

like heat in a dry land, you humble the boasting foreigners. Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside, so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.

His breath is like an overflowing river,Which reaches to the neck,To sift the nations back and forth in a sieve [of disaster],And to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin.

But a noble person plans noble things;he stands up for noble causes.

Wake yourself, wake yourself up!Stand up, Jerusalem,you who have drunk the cup of His furyfrom the hand of the Lord;you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs—the cup that causes people to stagger.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts,And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up,So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praiseTo spring up before all the nations.

as fire kindles the brushwood,and fire causes water to boil—to make Your name known to Your enemies,so that nations will tremble at Your presence!

“Shall I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?” says the Lord.“Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?” says your God.

And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

The snorting of the enemy's horses is already being heard in the city of Dan. The sound of the neighing of their stallions causes the whole land to tremble with fear. They are coming to destroy the land and everything in it! They are coming to destroy the cities and everyone who lives in them!"

When He thunders,the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,and He causes the clouds to risefrom the ends of the earth.He makes lightning for the rainand brings the wind from His storehouses.

Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

When He thunders,the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,and He causes the cloudsto rise from the ends of the earth.He makes lightning for the rainand brings the wind from His storehouses.

Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

Even if He causes suffering,He will show compassionaccording to His abundant, faithful love.

O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.

“Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so they will not be a stumbling block that causes your punishment.

therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.