48 occurrences

'Men' in the Bible

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

Verse ConceptsReputationVigourEthicsLosing Someonedignity

And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

Verse ConceptsForeignersLimitations Of StrengthRelations With ForeignersHard WorkFinancesAliensWomen's Strength

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

Verse ConceptsAvoiding ForeignersSharingNot Being Alone

I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsGod's Call, EveryoneWitness Before Men

Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsMan's Relation To GodRace

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

Verse ConceptsThe Lips Of The RighteousLipsPoverty, SpiritualKind WordsDeath For Other Reasons

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

Verse ConceptsProverbsRighteous, TheRootsNot MovedgaysBeing GayA Good Manwickedness

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

Verse ConceptsSpeech, Power And Significance OfAmbush

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstHomeRighteous, ThePeople Passing AwaygaysProtecting Your Family

The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

Verse ConceptsRoots

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

Verse ConceptsPrudenceValuing Knowledge

Before the Lord are the underworld and destruction: how much more, then, the hearts of the children of men!

Verse ConceptsHell, As An ExperienceVisionHow Jesus Knows The HeartGod, All knowingSearching The HeartThe Fact Of Death

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

Verse ConceptsHumilityMeeknessPoverty, SpiritualCharacter Of SaintsBe Humble!PrideBeing HumbleHumility And Pridehumbleness

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

Verse ConceptsSpeech, Power And Significance OfWisdom, Human ImportanceCharacter Of SaintsEnticingDiscernment

A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.

Verse ConceptsEffect Of BribesAccessTalentsGifts And TalentsA Good Manspace

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Yes, she is waiting secretly like a beast for its food, and deceit by her is increased among men.

Verse ConceptsAmbushUnfaithful

These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

Verse ConceptsBooksProverbsSolomon, Character OfCopies Of DocumentsWise Proverbsjournaling

The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsSeven PeopleFalse Wisdomsloth

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

Verse ConceptsJusticeSeeking GodGod Giving UnderstandingNot Understanding Other Things

When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanHiding From People

When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

Verse ConceptsPower, HumanHiding From Peoplehiding

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

Verse ConceptsMockeryRidicule, Nature OfScoffersWorldly Snaresmockers

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

Verse ConceptsHatredHonestyMurderHating The RighteousReady To Killhaters

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsDownfallrebellion

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Verse ConceptsKnifesKnivesTeethOppressorsRace

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