921 verses contain “BEL” (in the KJV: 620, in the BSB: 713) — showing 301–400
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks
honestly is
beloved.
The words of a
gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
A man’s
belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
From the fruit of his mouth a man’s
belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
The spirit of man is the
candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the
belly.
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the
belly.
Lashes and wounds
scour evil, and beatings
cleanse the inmost parts.
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
These also are sayings of the wise: To show
partiality in judgment is not good.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with
strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
The words of a
gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
When he speaks
graciously, do not
believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
Live
joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
My
beloved is to me a
sachet of
myrrh resting between my breasts.
My
beloved is unto me as a
cluster of
camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.
My
beloved is to me a
cluster of
henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Behold, thou art fair, my
beloved,
yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
The voice of my
beloved! behold, he cometh
leaping upon the mountains,
skipping upon the hills.
Listen! My
beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes,
leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.
My
beloved is like a
roe or a young
hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows,
shewing himself through the
lattice.
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
My
beloved calls to me, “Arise, my
darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
My
beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the
lilies.
My
beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the
lilies.
Until the day break, and the shadows
flee away, turn, my
beloved, and be thou like a
roe or a young
hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Before the day breaks and shadows
flee, turn, my
beloved, and be like a
gazelle or a young
stag on the mountains of Bether.
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my
beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind.
Breathe on my garden and spread the
fragrance of its spices. Let my
beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
I am come into my garden, my sister, my
spouse: I have gathered my
myrrh with my
spice; I have eaten my
honeycomb with my honey; I have
drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink,
yea, drink abundantly, O
beloved.
I have come to my garden, my sister, my
bride; I have gathered my
myrrh with my
spice. I have eaten my
honeycomb with my honey; I have
drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O
beloved.
I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my
beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my
dove, my
undefiled: for my head is filled with
dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
My
beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my
bowels were moved for him.
My
beloved put his hand to the
latch; my heart pounded for him.
I rose up to open to my
beloved; and my hands dropped with
myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling
myrrh, upon the handles of the
lock.
I rose up to open for my
beloved. My hands
dripped with
myrrh, my fingers with flowing
myrrh on the handles of the
bolt.
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
I opened for my
beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart
sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
O daughters of Jerusalem, I
adjure you, if you find my
beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
What is thy
beloved more than another
beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy
beloved more than another
beloved, that thou
dost so charge us?
How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
My
beloved is white and
ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.
My
beloved is
dazzling and
ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
His hands are as gold rings set with the
beryl: his
belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
His arms are rods of gold set with
beryl. His body is an ivory
panel bedecked with sapphires.
His mouth is most sweet:
yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my
beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Whither is thy
beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?
whither is thy
beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
My
beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather
lilies.
My
beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather
lilies.
I am my
beloved’s, and my
beloved is mine: he feedeth among the
lilies.
I
belong to my
beloved and he
belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the
lilies.
And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my
beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are
asleep to speak.
and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my
beloved,
gliding gently over lips and teeth.
I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.
I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
Come, my
beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us
lodge in the villages.
Come, my
beloved, let us go to the
countryside; let us
spend the night among the wildflowers.
The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
The mandrakes send forth a
fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have
treasured up for you, my
beloved.
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,
leaning upon her
beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on her
beloved? I
roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she
travailed and brought you forth.
Make
haste, my
beloved, and be thou like to a
roe or to a young
hart upon the mountains of spices.
Come away, my
beloved, and be like a
gazelle or a young
stag on the mountains of spices.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be
stink; and instead of a
girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair
baldness; and instead of a stomacher a
girding of
sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
Instead of
fragrance there will be a
stench; instead of a
belt, a rope; instead of styled hair,
baldness; instead of fine clothing,
sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my
beloved touching his
vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a
vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
I will sing for my
beloved a song of his
vineyard: My
beloved had a
vineyard on a very fertile hill.
None of them grows
weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No
belt is loose and no
sandal strap is broken.
And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
And righteousness shall be the
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the
girdle of his
reins.
Righteousness will be the
belt around His hips, and faithfulness the
sash around His
waist.
Therefore the abundance they have
gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the
brook of the willows.
So they carry their wealth and
belongings over the
Brook of the Willows.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall
punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
In that day the LORD will
punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth
below.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in
Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that
believeth shall not make
haste.
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in
Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who
believes will never be
shaken.
And the
remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root
downward, and bear fruit upward:
And the
surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root
below and bear fruit above.
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
One shall say, I am the LORD’S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall
subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and
surname himself by the name of Israel.
One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
Bel boweth down,
Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the
weary beast.
Bel crouches;
Nebo cowers. Their idols
weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are
burdensome, a load to the
weary animal.
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the
remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the
belly, which are carried from the
womb:
“
Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the
remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the
womb, carried along since birth.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall
vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth
below; for the heavens will
vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last
forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
Before I formed thee in the
belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the
womb I
sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
“Before I formed you in the
womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD’S.
Go up through her vineyards and
ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not
belong to the LORD.
They have
belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
They have
lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything;
harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
The
bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not
plucked away.
The
bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not
purged.
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege.
What hath my
beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought
lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
What right has My
beloved in My house, having carried out so many evil schemes? Can consecrated meat
avert your
doom, so that you can
rejoice?
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt
treacherously with thee;
yea, they have called a multitude after thee:
believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.
Even your brothers— your own father’s household— even they have
betrayed you; even they have
cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.
I have
forsaken mine house, I have left mine
heritage; I have given the
dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
I have
forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the love of My life into the hands of her enemies.
And out of them shall proceed
thanksgiving and the voice of them that make
merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also
glorify them, and they shall not be small.
Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of
celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be
belittled.
Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
This is what the LORD says: “Only if the heavens above could be measured and the foundations of the earth
below searched out would I
reject all of Israel’s descendants because of all they have done,” declares the LORD.
So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old
rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the
dungeon to Jeremiah.
Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place
below the
storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the
cistern.
And said unto him,
Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the
Ammonites hath sent
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to
slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of
Ahikam believed them not.
and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the
Ammonites has sent
Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of
Ahikam did not
believe them.
For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of
vengeance, that he may
avenge him of his
adversaries: and the sword shall
devour, and it shall be
satiate and made
drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
For that day
belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of
vengeance against His foes. The sword will
devour until it is satisfied, until it is
quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.
Declare ye among the nations, and
publish, and set up a standard;
publish, and
conceal not: say, Babylon is taken,
Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
“
Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a
banner and
proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured;
Bel is put to shame; Marduk is
shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath
devoured me, he hath
crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath
swallowed me up like a
dragon, he hath filled his
belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.
And I will
punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath
swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him:
yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
I will
punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him
spew out what he
swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.
The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have
believed that the
adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
The kings of the earth did not
believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a
foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy
belly to eat, and fill thy
bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this
scroll I am giving you.” So I
ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.
Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
As they watch,
dig through the wall and carry your
belongings out through it.
And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I
digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the
twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
So I did as I was commanded. I brought out my bags for exile by day, and in the evening I
dug through the wall by hand. I took my
belongings out at
dusk, carrying them on my shoulder as they watched.
And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.
A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’
Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in
dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of
Chaldea, the land of their
nativity:
wearing
belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in
Chaldea, the land of their birth.
When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places
desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;
then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth
below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in
splendor in the land of the living.
I made the nations to
shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to
hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of
Eden, the choice and best of
Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the
nether parts of the earth.
I made the nations
quake at the sound of its
downfall, when I cast it down to
Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of
Eden, the choicest and best of
Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were
consoled in the earth
below.
There is
Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down
uncircumcised into the
nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword— those who went down
uncircumcised to the earth
below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the
pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that
belonged to the inner court and opposite the
pavement that
belonged to the outer court.
And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.
And below these chambers was the entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court.
They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the
trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every
oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your
dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will
belong to the priests. You are to give your first
batch of
dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.
And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.
An adjacent area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide shall belong to the Levites who minister in the temple; it will be their possession for towns in which to live.
And ye shall
appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the
oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.
As the property of the city, you are to set aside an area 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, adjacent to the holy district. It will belong to the whole house of Israel.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons as an inheritance, it will belong to his descendants. It will become their property by inheritance.
But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them.
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will
belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will
revert to the prince. His inheritance
belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.
After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
Then the man brought me through the entrance at the side of the gate into the holy chambers facing north, which belonged to the priests, and he showed me a place there at the far western end
And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy
oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the
oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy
oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will
belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the
tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
So the
Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area
belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of
Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of
Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to
Azariah, of
Abed-nego.
The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name
Belteshazzar; to Hananiah,
Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to
Azariah,
Abednego.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
and declared: “Blessed be the name of God
forever and ever, for wisdom and power
belong to Him.
The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
The king
responded to Daniel, whose name was
Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”
This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his
belly and his thighs of brass,
The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its
belly and thighs were bronze,
But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream: