5,861 verses contain “But” (in the KJV: 4,510, in the BSB: 3,961) — showing 1,901–2,000
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The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
For in Your sight a thousand years are but a day that passes, or a watch of the night.
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.