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71 verses contain “Blame” (in the KJV: 33, in the BSB: 47) — showing 1–71
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These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
I will guarantee his safety. You may hold me personally responsible. If I do not bring him back and set him before you, then may I bear the guilt before you all my life.
And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless.
“As you say,” replied the steward. “But only the one who is found with the cup will be my slave, and the rest of you shall be free of blame.”
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
Indeed, your servant guaranteed the boy’s safety to my father, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will bear the guilt before you, my father, all my life.’
Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.
The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.”
And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
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 eschewed evil.
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways— until wickedness was found in you.
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Having by manifold and cunning deceits sought of us the destruction, as well of Mardocheus, who saved our life, and continually procured our good, as also of blameless Esther, partaker of our kingdom, with their whole nation.
As for the mysteries of God, they kn ew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor discerned a reward for blameless souls.
Moreover, the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded, she found out the righteous, and preserved him blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender compassion toward his son.
She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppressed them.
But yet for this they are the less to be blamed: for they peradventure err, seeking God, and desirous to find him.
For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; and bringing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant.
Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke.
For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee.
Children and the building of a city continue a man’s name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law:
Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace.
Which when Jeremy perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy.