68 occurrences in 9 translations

'Tells' in the Bible

but God told Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the youth and your slave girl. Pay attention to Sarah in everything she tells you, because your offspring are to be named through Isaac.

Verse ConceptsAbrahamProphecies Concerning ChristPay Attention To People!sarah

if she tells me to drink and also draws water for the camels, may she be the woman that the LORD has chosen for my master's son.'

Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterMan Providing WaterGod Appointing OthersGiving In MarriageGodly Woman

Furthermore, all of the wealth that God has stripped away from our father belongs to us now and to our children. So do everything that God tells you to do."

Verse ConceptsGetting RichTaking Possessions

Extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh told all Egypt, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

Verse ConceptsRequesting Food

So hurry up, go back to my father, and tell him that his son Joseph tells him, "God has made me master of all of Egypt. Hurry up! Come live with me!'

Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPeople Who DelayedHurrying Others On

“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh. It will become a serpent.’”

Verse ConceptsAaron, PrivilegesSerpentsOther MiraclesPutting Things DownThings Changed

He said to them, “Spend the night here, and I will give you the answer the Lord tells me.” So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyPrincesOvercoming Adversity

"Didn't I tell you," Balaam responded to Balak, "that I'll say whatever the LORD tells me to say?"

Verse ConceptsSpeaking The Word God Gives

If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak'?

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTGoldSupplied With MoneySpeaking The Word God Gives

Go near and listen to everything the Lord our God says. Then you can tell us everything the Lord our God tells you; we will listen and obey.’

Verse ConceptsMediatorTheocracySpeaking The Word God GivesListening To God

It shall be, if he tells you, "I will not go out from you;" because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;

Verse ConceptsPeople Freeing SlavesFamily LoveLove And Family

Her wise attendants find an answer for her; in fact, she tells the same words to herself:

Verse ConceptsAnswering People

Jonathan said to him, “Far from it! You shall not die. My father does nothing important or insignificant without telling me. So why would he hide this thing from me? It is not so!”

Verse ConceptsSmallnessFar Be It!Things RevealedThose Who Did Not Tell

That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. None of you cares about me or tells me that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”

Verse ConceptsTreatyAllegiancesAmbushThose Who Did Not TellPeople Without Mercy

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!"

Verse ConceptsTemperament

and as from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. I will cause you to rest from all your enemies. Moreover Yahweh tells you that Yahweh will make you a house.

Verse ConceptsProperty, HousesTime Of Peace

"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeCourage, Examples OfSpeaking The Word God Gives

But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’?”

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodNamed Prophets Of The LordExamples Of Good Servants

One of his servants said, “No one, my lord the king. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your bedroom.”

Verse ConceptsBedroomsNamed Prophets Of The LordPrivate Roomssecretssyriatraitors

"As the LORD lives," Micaiah replied, "I'll say what my God tells me to say."

God tells them what they have doneand how arrogantly they have transgressed.

Verse ConceptsThings Revealed

His thunder declares his presence; and tells the animals what is coming."

Verse ConceptsStormsSoundThunder Showing God's Presence

And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;His heart gathers wickedness to itself;When he goes outside, he tells it.

Verse ConceptsFaultsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSpreading Storiesgossiping

No one who acts deceitfullywill live in my palace;no one who tells lieswill remain in my presence.

Verse ConceptsFamilies, Nature OfLiesSaints Response To LyingAvoiding DeceitDeceitLying And Deceitcheaters

For my mouth tells the truth,and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

Verse ConceptsMouthsSpeaking TruthTelling The Truth

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

Verse ConceptsLipsLyingNot LyingTelling The TruthLying And Deceitlieing

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who tells lies will not escape.

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Hated By GodWitnesses, FalseLyingFake Friends

A false witness will not go unpunished,And he who tells lies will perish.

Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeception, Forbidden By GodLiesLying

[The judge tells the creditor], “Take the clothes of one who is surety for a stranger;And hold him in pledge [when he guarantees a loan] for foreigners.”

Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger;And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].”

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;He hears the oath but tells nothing.

Verse ConceptsStealingWitnesses, LegalComplicityNot Maintaining Lifethievespartnership

Even when the fool walks along the road, he lacks sense; he tells everyone [that] he is a fool.

Verse ConceptsLifestylesAspects Of People Made Known

“Now look! Here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;And all the carved images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”

Verse ConceptsBabylonThe Prophecy Towards BabylonDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedPutting Away Other GodsAbandoning Idols

Raise a signal flag that tells people to go to Zion. Run for safety! Do not delay! For I am about to bring disaster out of the north. It will bring great destruction.

Verse ConceptsSafetyGod DestroyingOut Of The NorthFlags

Each one betrays his friend;no one tells the truth.They have taught their tongues to speak lies;they wear themselves out doing wrong.

Verse ConceptsManipulationMen DeceivingFriendsFriendship And TrustDeceptionLying And Deceitlieing

who think that they can make My people forget My Name by their [contrived] dreams which each one tells another, just as their fathers forgot My Name because of Baal?

Verse ConceptsMisleading Dreams

"Take him, look after him, and don't do anything to harm him. Rather, do for him whatever he tells you."

Then they told Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we don't do everything that the LORD your God tells us through you.

Verse ConceptsThe Witness Of God

We will obey what the Lord our God to whom we are sending you tells us to do. It does not matter whether we like what he tells us or not. We will obey what he tells us to do so that things will go well for us."

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodGood Or BadObeying God

that you have deceived yourselves. Indeed, you yourselves sent me to the LORD your God, saying, "Pray to the LORD your God for us, and whatever the LORD our God tells us we will do.'

Verse ConceptsDeceiving OneselfWe Obey

"Now as for you, Son of Man, your nation's children keep gathering together to talk about you beside the walls and at the doorway to their houses. Everyone tells one another, "Please come! Let's go hear what the LORD has to say!'

Verse ConceptsInfidelity To GodConversation

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

Verse ConceptsGiving To GodMaking VowsNo HelpBeing Devoted to GodmomsFinancesSupportTrust In Relationshipshelpingparenthood

“If anyone tells you then, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Over here!’ do not believe it!

Verse ConceptsFalse ChristsNot Believing PeopleTrusting God In Difficult TimesSigns Of The End TimesEnd Timeschrist

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

Verse ConceptsAmazingExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromNewnessAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionAuthority Of ChristWhat Is This?Christ's Ordersdoctrine

But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit you might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift committed to the temple),

Verse ConceptsGrain OfferingDishonouring ParentsChildren, UngratefulMaking VowsNot Honouring ParentsOffering SacrificesBeing Devoted to GodSupporthelphelpingparenthood

“Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah! Look—there!’ do not believe it!

Verse ConceptsFalse ChristsNot Believing People

“Do whatever He tells you,” His mother told the servants.

Verse ConceptsServants Of PeoplemomsWaiting Till Marriage

Philip comes and tells Andrew, and again Andrew comes and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

Therefore some of His disciples said to one another, “What is this He tells us: ‘A little while and you will not see Me; again a little while and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?”

Verse ConceptsJesus Returning To The FatherSeeing The Risen ChristNot Seeing ChristThe Disciples WordsChrist's Short LifeShort Time Till The EndThe Father

And he (John, the eyewitness) who has seen it has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also [who read this] may believe.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfReliabilityContemporary Witness To ChristTelling The TruthWitnessingtestimonytestifying

Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must obey him in everything he tells you.

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfMoses, Significance OfChrist Like PeopleJesus The Prophet

"The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you. Any person who will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

Verse ConceptsGod Is ImmanentGod Will Kill His People

Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.'"

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceScoffingDespisersScoffersDoubting GodWhat God Doesaccomplishmentmockers

In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.

Verse ConceptsReckoningWorks Of The LawRighteousness imputed

For He tells Moses:I will show mercyto whom I will show mercy,and I will have compassionon whom I will have compassion.

Verse ConceptsCompassionAccepting ChristHeart, DivineGod's MercyGod Will Show MercyGod Works His WillMercypitygraciousness

But if anyone says to you, “This meat has been offered in sacrifice to an idol,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience’s sake—

Verse ConceptsFeastingFood For Other godsMeat offeringsSacrificeEating Meatconscience

For if the service which pronounces doom had glory, far more glorious still is the service which tells of righteousness.

Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newCondemnation, Causes OfCondemnation Of The WickedGod Bestowing GloryReconciliationMinistrycondemnation

Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], Christ will be of no benefit to you [for you will lack the faith in Christ that is necessary for salvation].

Verse ConceptsAbolitionSalvation Not By WorksValue

Bible Theasaurus

Assure (83 instances)
Differentiate (6 instances)
Distinguish (23 instances)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Evidence (93 instances)
Recite (11 instances)
Recount (43 instances)
Separate (157 instances)
Tells (68 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 71

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

ידע 
Yada` 
Usage: 946

מנה 
manah 
Usage: 28

מספּר 
Micpar 
Usage: 132

נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

ספר 
Caphar 
Usage: 161

שׁמע 
Shama` 
Usage: 1158

ἀληθεύω 
Aletheuo 
tell the truth , speak the truth
Usage: 2

ἀναγγέλλω 
Anaggello 
Usage: 13

ἀπαγγέλλω 
Apaggello 
Usage: 40

διασαφέω 
Diasapheo 
Usage: 0

διηγέομαι 
Diegeomai 
Usage: 7

εἴδω 
Eido 
know , cannot tell , know how , wist , , see , behold , look , perceive , vr see , vr know
Usage: 519

ἐκλαλέω 
Eklaleo 
Usage: 1

ἐλέγχω 
Elegcho 
Usage: 12

ἐξηγέομαι 
Exegeomai 
Usage: 6

ἔπω 
Epo 
say , speak , tell , command , bid , , vr say
Usage: 824

ἐρέω 
Ereo 
say , speak , tell , speak of , call
Usage: 41

λαλέω 
Laleo 
speak , say , tell , talk , preach , utter , , vr speak
Usage: 235

λέγω 
Lego 
say , speak , call , tell ,
Usage: 1045

μηνύω 
menuo 
Usage: 3

προέπω 
Proepo 
Usage: 3

προερέω 
Proereo 
Usage: 7

προλέγω 
Prolego 
Usage: 3

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