20 occurrences in 12 translations

'Headlong' in the Bible

He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

Verse ConceptsCraftinessIntelligenceUnreliabilityWisdom, Source Of HumanWorldly WisdomFalse Wisdom

He rushes headlong at Himwith his thick, studded shields.

Verse Conceptsreinforcement

“God hands me over to criminalsAnd tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.

Verse ConceptsGod Handing Over

It hurls itself against him without pity as he flees headlong from its power.

The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),Even all the nations who forget God.

Verse ConceptsForgetting GodEternal DeathGrave, TheHell, Punishment OfSheolSinners Grasped By Death

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

Verse ConceptsStumblingHelp From GodGod SupportingSupportBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

The wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept and obey commands (instruction),But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfWisdom, Human ImportanceAcceptance, Of InstructionRenewed HeartFoolishnessAbasing PeopleKeep The Commandments!

He who [maliciously] winks the eye [of evil intent] causes trouble;And the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.

Verse ConceptsGriefAbasing PeopleEvil EyesWinkingHeartache

‘Behold, the Lord is about to hurl you headlong, O man.And He is about to grasp you firmly

Verse ConceptsThrowing People

I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.

Verse ConceptsObstinacy Against GodWicked Described As

So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them." The Lord affirms it!

Verse ConceptsYearsThe Insecurity Of The WickedWalking In DarknessThe Day Of JudgementSlipperynessGod SuingGod Will Bring HarmPaths

Look, I am about to bring terror on you—this is the declaration ofthe Lord God of Hosts—from all those around you.You will be banished, each man headlong,with no one to gather up the fugitives.

Verse ConceptsPeople Appalled

And he said to them, "Go!" So they departed [and] went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsDemons EnteringJesus Casting Out DemonsDeath Of CreaturesPigsOthers Going Downporklakes

Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out [of the man] and entered the pigs. The herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea; and they were drowned [one after the other] in the sea.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsTwo ThousandGroups RunningDemons EnteringComing Out Of PeopleDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going Down

And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristPersecution Of ChristThrowing PeopleDriving Out ChristPeople Getting Upjumping

So the demons came out of the man [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going DownThe DevilCasting Out Demonsporkjumpinglakes

Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Verse ConceptsProperty, LandReward, HumanTreacheryDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfReal EstateBowelsPeople Torn To PiecesPeople TumblingHurt And Betrayal

These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.

Verse ConceptsQuietnessRashnessSure KnowledgeDo Not Be Rashimpulsiveness

11How terrible it will be for them! For they lived like Cain did , rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves, as happened in Korah's rebellion.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyAbel and CainNicolaitansRebellion of Satan and Angels

Bible Theasaurus

Hastily (41 instances)
Hasty (17 instances)
Headfirst (1 instance)
Headlong (20 instances)
Rashly (9 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מהר 
Mahar 
Usage: 68

κατακρημνίζω 
Katakremnizo 
Usage: 1

πρηνής 
Prenes 
Usage: 1

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