8 occurrences

'Small' in the Bible

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

Verse ConceptsHonorWorthinessDisobedience, To GodHonouring GodMan's Eternal Attributeshonour

But after they had taken it away, the hand of the Lord was stretched out against the town for its destruction: and the signs of disease came out on all the men of the town, small and great.

And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band.

Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodUncircumcisionBraveryCourage, Examples OfFew PeopleCrossing To The Other Sidearmor

And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?

Verse ConceptsInferioritySmallnessUnimportant Things

And he said to him, Far be the thought: you will not be put to death: see, my father does nothing, great or small, without giving me word of it: would he keep this secret from me? It is not so.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessFar Be It!Things RevealedThose Who Did Not Tell

Is this the first time I have got directions from God for him? Far be the thought! let the king make no such statement against his servant or my father's family, for your servant has no knowledge, great or small, of this thing.

Verse ConceptsIgnorant Of Facts

And had made the women and all who were there, small and great, prisoners: they had not put any of them to death, but had taken them all away.

There was no loss of anything, small or great, sons or daughters or goods or anything which they had taken away: David got it all back.

Verse ConceptsLackNo LossMissing SomeoneBeing Lost

Bible Theasaurus

Belittled (2 instances)
Diminished (15 instances)
Faint (84 instances)
Halfway (6 instances)
Meager (3 instances)
Minor (10 instances)
Minute (21 instances)
Moderate (1 instance)
Modest (8 instances)

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