'Perfect' in the Bible

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, and perfect in his generations: Noah walked with God.

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto Jehovah to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill-offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein.

Thou shalt be perfect with Jehovah thy God.

A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.

I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.

Let your heart therefore be perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.

And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

But the high places were not taken away: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Jehovah all his days.

Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

All these being men of war, that could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Jehovah: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

and give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.

Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect and so forth.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil.

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, Neither will he uphold the evil-doers.

Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbor, I who called upon God, and he answered: The just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect?

For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a happy end to the man of peace.

That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.

ALEPH. Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, endureth for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in their way are his delight.

Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

The bloodthirsty hate him that is perfect; And as for the upright, they seek his life.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is'stayed on thee ; because he trusteth in thee.

and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through my majesty which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord Jehovah.

and say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entry of the sea, that art the merchant of the peoples unto many isles, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, hast said, I am perfect in beauty.

Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away.

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in anything ye are otherwise minded, this also shall God reveal unto you:

whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.

which is a figure for the time present; according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices that cannot, as touching the conscience, make the worshipper perfect,

But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation,

For the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh.

God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and'so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.