6 occurrences in 7 translations

'Insane' in the Bible

until you are driven insane from what your eyes will see.

Verse ConceptsInsanityHealthTragedy

so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesBeardsSalivaPretendingWriting On Objects

LORD, may your gracious love be upon us, even as we hope in you. By David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away. So David left.

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodHope And Love

Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the Lord at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.

Verse ConceptsLipsMadnessPretenceSpeech, Positive Aspects OfUnceasingAlways PraisingPraising GodBlessed Be God!Praising God With Your MouthbehaviorPraising God With Your Lips

When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them."

Verse ConceptsStaggeringGod Making Drunk

The days of punishment have come;the days of retribution have come.Let Israel recognize it!The prophet is a fool,and the inspired man is insane,because of the magnitudeof your guilt and hostility.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfAttitudes Of HostilityPersecution, Forms OfRejection Of God, Results OfReward, DivineThe Recompense Of The WickedVisitationProphecy IgnoredCounted As FoolsHating The RighteousKnowing FactsReckoned Insanedistractions

Bible Theasaurus

Cracked (8 instances)
Crazed (2 instances)
Crazy (12 instances)
Demented (2 instances)
Deranged (1 instance)
Insane (11 instances)
Insensate (1 instance)
Lunatic (2 instances)

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