'Man's' in the Bible
When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, He said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, even though man’s inclination is evil from his youth. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.
Whoever sheds man’s blood,his blood will be shed by man,for God made man in His image.
Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”
Joseph then gave orders to fill their containers with grain, return each man’s money to his sack, and give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out.
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of money! When they and their father saw their bags of money, they were afraid.
“When a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live ox and divide its proceeds; they must also divide the dead animal.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If any man’s wife goes astray, is unfaithful to him,
“Speak to the Israelites and take one staff from them for each ancestral house, 12 staffs from all the leaders of their ancestral houses. Write each man’s name on his staff.
“If a man is discovered having sexual relations with another man’s wife, both the man who had sex with the woman and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
If after leaving his house she goes and becomes another man’s wife,
Here, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine now. Use them and do whatever you want to them. But don’t do this horrible thing to this man.”
Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was.
The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man’s name on his property.”
I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
Previously, an Israelite man had declared: “Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the household of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.”
The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
but all the corrupt and worthless men among those who had gone with David argued, “Because they didn’t go with us, we will not give any of the plunder we recovered to them except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”
Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man could not bring himself to take one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.
On the seventh time, he reported, “There’s a cloud as small as a man’s hand coming from the sea.”Then Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Get your chariot ready and go down so the rain doesn’t stop you.’”
Do you think that you can disprove my wordsor that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
Since man’s days are determinedand the number of his months depends on You,and since You have set limits he cannot pass,
as water wears away stonesand torrents wash away the soil from the land,so You destroy a man’s hope.
This is the wicked man’s lot from God,the inheritance God ordained for him.
This is a wicked man’s lot from God,the inheritance the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,and He observes all his steps.
A man’s steps are established by the Lord,and He takes pleasure in his way.
wine that makes man’s heart glad—making his face shine with oil—and bread that sustains man’s heart.
For a man’s ways are before the Lord’s eyes,and He considers all his paths.
A wicked man’s iniquities entrap him;he is entangled in the ropes of his own sin.
So it is with the one who sleeps withanother man’s wife;no one who touches her will go unpunished.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
A man will be satisfied with goodby the words of his mouth,and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,but a good word cheers it up.
Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,but a poor man hears no threat.
A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,turning people away from the snares of death.
The sensible man’s wisdom is to consider his way,but the stupidity of fools deceives them.
All a man’s ways seem right to him,but the Lord evaluates the motives.
When a man’s ways please the Lord,He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
A man’s heart plans his way,but the Lord determines his steps.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,but humility comes before honor.
A man’s spirit can endure sickness,but who can survive a broken spirit?
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;he is filled with the product of his lips.
A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Many plans are in a man’s heart,but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;better to be a poor man than a liar.
Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;but a man of understanding draws it out.
A man’s steps are determined by the Lord,so how can anyone understand his own way?
A guilty man’s conduct is crooked,but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.The man’s oration to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
I am more stupid than any other man,and I lack man’s ability to understand.
I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to a man’s jealousy of his friend. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
All man’s labor is for his stomach,yet the appetite is never satisfied.
Who is like the wise person, and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
For every activity there is a right time and procedure, even though man’s troubles are heavy on him.
A wise man’s heart goes to the right,but a fool’s heart to the left.
Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,and every man’s heart will melt.
I know, Lord,that a man’s way of life is not his own;no one who walks determines his own steps.
But no longer refer to the burden of the Lord, for each man’s word becomes his burden and you pervert the words of the living God, the Lord of Hosts, our God.
I will call for a sword against him on all My mountains”—the declaration of the Lord God—“and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
Now there was a wall surrounding the outside of the temple. The measuring rod in the man’s hand was six units of 21 inches; each unit was the standard length plus three inches. He measured the thickness of the wall structure; it was about 10 feet, and its height was the same.
At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
“While I was considering the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. There were eyes in this horn like a man’s, and it had a mouth that spoke arrogantly.
So they called out to the Lord: “Please, Yahweh, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For You, Yahweh, have done just as You pleased.”