26 occurrences

'Need' in the Bible

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfDeath For Other ReasonsFalling Away From God

Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

Verse ConceptsBanditsAvoiding Poverty

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

Verse ConceptsProverbsRighteous, TheStomachsPlenty Through GodThe SoulRejectionA Good ManFeeding The Poorhunger

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

He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

Verse ConceptsPretenceServanthood, In SocietyShortagesServants Of PeopleSeeking HonourBeing Gay

A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsFew PeopleKings And PrideSource Of Honour

The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

Verse ConceptsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerMotivationhunger

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

Verse ConceptsBanditsIdleness Leads ToSloth, Leads ToAvoiding Povertyrelaxation

The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

Verse ConceptsHoneyBitter FoodSweetnessMore Than EnoughBitternesshunger

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

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Verse ConceptsSocial JusticeBeggarsPoverty, Remedies ForMan Defending

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