5,861 verses contain “But” (in the KJV: 4,510, in the BSB: 3,961) — showing 2,001–2,100
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But thou, LORD, art most high for
evermore.
But You have
exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been
anointed.
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my
stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is the LORD who made the heavens.
But You, O LORD, sit enthroned
forever; Your
renown endures to all generations.
They shall perish,
but thou shalt
endure:
yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a
vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
But You remain the same, and Your years will never end.
But the mercy of the LORD is from
everlasting to
everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
But from
everlasting to
everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
When they were
but a few men in number;
yea, very few, and strangers in it.
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy
mercies;
but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Our fathers in Egypt did not
grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness;
but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and
tempted God in the desert.
They
craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
And he gave them their request;
but sent
leanness into their soul.
So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
They grumbled in their tents and did not
listen to the voice of the LORD.
Then stood up
Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.
but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs.
Many times did he deliver them;
but they
provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Many times He
rescued them,
but they were bent on rebellion and
sank down in their iniquity.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from
affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
But He lifts the
needy from
affliction and increases their families like flocks.
For my love they are my
adversaries:
but I give myself unto prayer.
In return for my love they
accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
Because that he remembered not to
shew mercy,
but persecuted the poor and
needy man, that he might even
slay the broken in heart.
For he never thought to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and
needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
Though they
curse, You will
bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will
rejoice.
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done
whatsoever he hath pleased.
Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.
But we will
bless the LORD from this time forth and for
evermore. Praise the LORD.
But it is we who will
bless the LORD, both now and forevermore.
Hallelujah!
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They compassed me about;
yea, they compassed me about:
but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
They compassed me about like bees; they are
quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
They
swarmed around me like bees,
but they were
extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Thou hast thrust
sore at me that I might fall:
but the LORD helped me.
I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
I will not die,
but I will live and
proclaim what the LORD has done.
The LORD hath
chastened me
sore:
but he hath not given me over unto death.
The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
Princes also did sit and speak against me:
but thy servant did
meditate in thy statutes.
Though rulers sit and
slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
The proud have had me greatly in
derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
The bands of the wicked have
robbed me:
but I have not forgotten thy law.
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not
forget Your law.
The proud have
forged a lie against me:
but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Though the
arrogant have
smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Their heart is as fat as
grease;
but I delight in thy law.
Their hearts are hard and
callous,
but I delight in Your law.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
My soul
faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
They had almost consumed me upon earth;
but I
forsook not thy precepts.
They almost
wiped me from the earth,
but I have not
forsaken Your precepts.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me:
but I will consider thy
testimonies.
I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
The wicked have laid a
snare for me: yet I
erred not from thy precepts.
The wicked have set a
snare for me,
but I have not
strayed from Your precepts.
I
hate vain thoughts:
but thy law do I love.
The double-minded I
despise,
but Your law I love.
Trouble and
anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Princes have
persecuted me without a cause:
but my heart standeth in
awe of thy word.
Rulers
persecute me without cause,
but my heart fears only Your word.
I
hate and
abhor lying:
but thy law do I love.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount
Zion, which cannot be removed,
but abideth for ever.
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount
Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides
forever.
As for such as turn aside unto their
crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity:
but peace shall be upon Israel.
But those who turn to
crooked ways the LORD will
banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the
watchman waketh
but in vain.
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its
watchmen stand guard in vain.
Happy is the man that hath his
quiver full of them: they shall not be
ashamed,
but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Blessed is the man whose
quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.
Many a time have they
afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.
many a time they have
persecuted me from my youth,
but they have not prevailed against me.
But there is
forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
But with You there is
forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
His enemies will I
clothe with shame:
but upon himself shall his crown
flourish.
I will
clothe his enemies with shame,
but the crown upon him will
gleam.”
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures
forever.
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly:
but the proud he knoweth
afar off.
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly;
but the proud He knows from
afar.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee;
but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul
defenseless.
I looked on my right hand, and
beheld,
but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow:
but the way of the wicked he turneth
upside down.
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
The LORD lifteth up the
meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools
despise wisdom and instruction.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools
despise wisdom and discipline.
And they lay wait for their own blood; they
lurk privily for their own lives.
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they
ambush their own lives.
But ye have set at
nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
My son,
forget not my law;
but let thine heart keep my commandments:
My son, do not
forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
for the LORD detests the
perverse,
but He is a friend to the upright.
The
curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the
habitation of the just.
The
curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
The wise shall
inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
The wise will
inherit honor,
but fools are held up to shame.
But the path of the just is as the
shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
stumble.
But the way of the wicked is like the darkest
gloom; they do not know what makes them
stumble.
in the end she is bitter as
wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
But if he be found, he shall restore
sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
Yet if caught, he must pay
sevenfold; he must give up all the wealth of his house.
But whoso committeth
adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that
hate me love death.
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who
hate me love death.”
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for
thyself:
but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage;
but if you
scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of
hell.
But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of
Sheol.
The
proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a
foolish son grief to his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Ill-
gotten treasures profit nothing,
but righteousness brings
deliverance from death.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to
famish:
but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
The LORD does not let the righteous go
hungry,
but He denies the
craving of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a
slack hand:
but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring wealth.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The memory of the just is blessed:
but the name of the wicked shall
rot.
The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will
rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments:
but a
prating fool shall fall.
A wise heart will receive commandments,
but foolish lips will come to ruin.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
He who walks in
integrity walks securely,
but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow:
but a
prating fool shall fall.
He who winks the eye causes grief, and
foolish lips will come to ruin.