17 occurrences

'Practiced' in the Bible

if they turn their hearts back to you in the land where they have been taken captive, repent, and pray to you even if they do so in the land where they have been taken captive confessing, "We have sinned, we have committed abominations, and practiced wickedness,'

Asa practiced what the LORD his God considered to be right

Verse ConceptsGrandmothers

He lived like the kings of Israel, following the example of Ahab's dynasty, since he had married Ahab's daughter, and he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked Kings

So he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just like Ahab's dynasty had done, because after his father died, he was given advice that resulted in his destruction.

Joash practiced what the LORD considered to be right during the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest,

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, but not with a perfect heart.

Verse ConceptsHalf HeartednessLosing A FriendDoing The Right Thingdevotion

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example set by his father Amaziah's accomplishments.

Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofChildren, Good Parental ExamplesSports

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, just as his father Uzziah had done, even though he did not enter the Temple. Nevertheless, the people continued acting corruptly.

Verse ConceptsImitating Good KingsEntering The Temple

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following all of the examples set by his ancestor David.

Verse ConceptsImitating Good Kings

"Pay attention to me, you descendants of Levi! Consecrate yourselves and the Temple of the LORD God of your ancestors by taking out from the Holy Place whatever is unclean. Our ancestors have been unfaithful. They practiced what the LORD considers to be evil, abandoned him, turned their faces away from the place where the LORD resides, and turned their backs to him.

But he practiced what the LORD considered to be evil by behaving detestably, as did the nations whom the LORD expelled in front of the Israelis.

He burned his sons as an offering in the Ben-hinnom Valley, practiced fortune-telling, witchcraft, sorcery, and communicated with mediums and separatists. He did a lot of things that the LORD considered to be evil, thus provoking him.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeMediumsProvoking GodSorcery And MagicSpiritismSpiritsHuman SacrificesAncestral WorshipSorcerypsychics

He practiced what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his father Manasseh had done, sacrificing to and serving all the carved images that his father Manasseh had made,

He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, following the example of his ancestor David, turning neither to the right nor to the left.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfImitating Good Kings

Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem, but he practiced what the LORD his God considered to be evil.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsAge When Crowned

He practiced what the LORD his God considered to be evil and never humbled himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD.

Verse ConceptsWord Of God

Bible Theasaurus

Practiced (94 instances)
Practise (53 instances)
Practised (12 instances)
Proficient (4 instances)
Rehearse (7 instances)
Skilful (40 instances)
Skillful (88 instances)

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πλεονεξία 
Pleonexia 
Usage: 8

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