68 occurrences

'May' in the Bible

And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

Verse ConceptsCustomBad ParentsParents Prayer For Their ChildrenRising Early, Examples OfFamilies, Examples OfMorning DevotionsBurnt offeringOfferingsSonsWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToParents Duty To ChildrenRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyCursing GodMaking People HolyEarly RisingSacrificeKidsRoses

Let its morning stars be dark; let it be looking for light, but may it not have any; let it not see the eyes of the dawn.

Verse ConceptsTwilightDaybreakDarkness During DaytimeUntil DaybreakDarkening Sun Moon And Stars

Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Verse ConceptsTeethBreaking Teeth

Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?

Verse ConceptsNo One Can Save

My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.

Verse ConceptsWindReproving PeopleDespair

How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?

Verse ConceptsSalivaGod Seeing All PeopleLeave Us Alone

If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

Verse ConceptsChallengesGod, Power OfGod, Purpose OfGod, Sovereignty OfAuthority, Belonging To GodNot Enquiring Of God

God's wrath may not be turned back; the helpers of Rahab were bent down under him.

Verse ConceptsHumbling The Proud

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

Verse ConceptsAnswering God

Are not the days of my life small in number? Let your eyes be turned away from me, so that I may have a little pleasure,

Verse ConceptsLife, Brevity OfLeave Us Alone

You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

Verse ConceptsSound DoctrinePlea Of Innocence

If he goes on his way, shutting a man up and putting him to death, who may make him go back from his purpose?

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

Verse ConceptsGod DestroyingImprisonmentsrebuilding

Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

Verse ConceptsGod Testing PeopleDeceiving GodMan's Relation To God

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speech

Let your eyes be turned away from him, and take your hand from him, so that he may have pleasure at the end of his day, like a servant working for payment.

Verse ConceptsHiringHirelingsLeave Them Alone

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?

Verse ConceptsToo Many Words

So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To Man

Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

Verse ConceptsThe Final Judgement

He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

Verse ConceptsDrawbacks To Riches

He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsIronSteel

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessProfitsSkepticismCharacter Of WickedWho Is God?Serving God

You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it!

Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheParents SinSins Of The FathersPunishment of the The Wicked

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

Verse ConceptsMurderNightRising EarlySecret SinsNot Helping The Poor

Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

Verse ConceptsWealthClaySilverDressNumerous As Dust

He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

Verse ConceptsWealth

But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?

Verse ConceptsStudyWhere Are Things?Wisdom

Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

Verse ConceptsBenefits Of WisdomBuying God's GiftValueweightsales

It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

Verse ConceptsPrecious StonesBenefits Of Wisdombalance

Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

Verse ConceptsCrystalsMineralsPrecious StonesTransparencyBenefits Of WisdomUnique Things

The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

Verse ConceptsEthiopiaPrecious StonesAfricaBenefits Of WisdomUnique Things

What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

Verse ConceptsConfrontationEmployersAnswering God

May my arm be pulled from my body, and be broken from its base.

Verse ConceptsAnatomyShoulders

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

Verse ConceptsFalse Wisdom

Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.

In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

Verse ConceptsCausing People To Turn

His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

Verse ConceptsWasteThin Bodies

If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;

Verse ConceptsInsightMediatorAmbassadors, Figurative UseAngels Looking After People

Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.

Verse ConceptsSaved From The Pit

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Verse ConceptsMan Vindicates

Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfPlea Of Innocence

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

Verse ConceptsGod Is JustIs God Unjust?Work Ethic

There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

Verse ConceptsBlackShadowsHiding From God

May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

Verse ConceptsActing For Oneselfwickednesshurting

Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, By GodThe Faculty Of Hearing

He does wonders, more than may be searched out; great things of which we have no knowledge;

Verse ConceptsRevelation, Necessity OfTheophanyUnderstandingVoicesAmazement, Of God's ActionsUnintelligibleness

He puts an end to the work of every man, so that all may see his work.

Verse ConceptsMen WorkingWeather In The Last Daysweather

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

Verse ConceptsSpeaking To God

And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?

Verse ConceptsWavesDivine Power Over NatureMighty in its influenceThe Ocean

Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

Verse ConceptsLightning

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

Verse ConceptsHuntingGod Feeds All The Earth

Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?

Verse ConceptsTrampling AnimalsForgetting Things

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of The InnocentHumility, Examples OfCurbing SpeechI Am Unimportant

Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

Verse ConceptsAgreementServants Of People

Who has ever taken off his outer skin? who may come inside his inner coat of iron?

Verse ConceptsHorsesOuter GarmentsScales

One is so near to the other that no air may come between them.

Verse ConceptsAir

They take a grip of one another; they are joined together, so that they may not be parted.

Verse ConceptsJoining Flesh And Bones

The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.

And now, take seven oxen and seven sheep, and go to my servant Job, and give a burned offering for yourselves, and my servant Job will make prayer for you, that I may not send punishment on you; because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfIntercessory PrayerSeven AnimalsSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

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