245 verses contain “Dark” (in the KJV: 228, in the BSB: 196) — showing 101–200
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure
darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the
fool walketh in
darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the
fool walks in
darkness. Yet I also came to
realize that one fate overcomes them both.
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
But if a man live many years, and
rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of
darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
So if a man lives many years, let him
rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of
darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is
futile.
While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not
darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:
before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is
darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
In the day when the keepers of the house shall
tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be
darkened,
on the day the keepers of the house
tremble and the strong men
stoop, when those
grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see
dimly,
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of
Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
I am
dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of
Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were
angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own
vineyard have I not kept.
Do not
stare because I am
dark, for the sun has
gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were
angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own
vineyard I have neglected.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for
darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn
darkness to light and light to
darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
And in that day they shall
roar against them like the
roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold
darkness and sorrow, and the light is
darkened in the heavens thereof.
In that day they will
roar over it, like the
roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see
darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds.
And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and
darkness,
dimness of
anguish; and they shall be driven to
darkness.
Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and
darkness and the
gloom of
anguish. And they will be driven into utter
darkness.
The people that walked in
darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light
shined.
The people walking in
darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has
dawned.
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land
darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall
spare his brother.
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is
scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be
darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to
shine.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
Take counsel,
execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the
noonday; hide the outcasts;
bewray not him that wandereth.
“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at
noonday with shade as
dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not
betray the one who flees.
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is
darkened, the
mirth of the land is gone.
In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to
gloom;
rejoicing is exiled from the land.
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the
dark, and they say, Who
seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Woe to those who
dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In
darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
And in that day shall the
deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of
darkness.
On that day the
deaf will hear the words of the
scroll, and out of the deep
darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the
dungeon and those sitting in
darkness out from the prison house.
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make
darkness light before them, and
crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not
forsake them.
I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn
darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not
forsake them.
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
I form the light, and
create darkness: I make peace, and
create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
I form the light and
create the
darkness; I bring prosperity and
create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
“Sit in silence and go into
darkness, O Daughter of
Chaldea. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in
darkness,
Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.
to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in
darkness, ‘Show
yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in
darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him
lean on his God.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the
hungry, and satisfy the
afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy
darkness be as the
noonday:
and if you give
yourself to the
hungry and satisfy the
afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the
darkness, and your night will be like
noonday.
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither
doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in
darkness.
Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is
darkness; for brightness, but we walk in
gloom.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of
drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of
drought and
darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense
darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to
roam; we will come to You no more’?
For this shall the earth
mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not
repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Therefore the earth will
mourn and the heavens above will grow
dark. I have spoken, I have
planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause
darkness, and before your feet
stumble upon the
dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross
darkness.
Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings
darkness, before your feet
stumble on the
dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep
gloom and thick
darkness.
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as
slippery ways in the
darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their
visitation, saith the LORD.
“Therefore their path will become
slick; they will be driven away into the
darkness and fall into it. For I will bring
disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the
dark, every man in the chambers of his
imagery? for they say, The LORD
seeth us not; the LORD hath
forsaken the earth.
“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the
darkness, each at the
shrine of his own
idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has
forsaken the land.’”
At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be
darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the
pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
The day will be
darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
When I
extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and
darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.
All the
shining lights in the heavens I will
darken over you, and I will bring
darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.
As a
shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the
cloudy and
dark day.
As a
shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will
rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and
darkness.
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an
insolent king, skilled in
intrigue, will come to the throne.
A day of
darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick
darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
a day of
darkness and
gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the
dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
The earth shall
quake before them; the heavens shall
tremble: the sun and the moon shall be
dark, and the stars shall withdraw their
shining:
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens
tremble. The sun and moon grow
dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.
The sun will be turned to
darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and
awesome Day of the LORD.
The sun and the moon shall be
darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their
shining.
The sun and moon will grow
dark, and the stars will no longer
shine.
For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.
For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the
dawn to
darkness and strides on the heights of the earth— the LORD, the God of Hosts, is His name.”
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and
Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day
dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
He who made the
Pleiades and
Orion, who turns
darkness into
dawn and
darkens day into night, who
summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is
darkness, and not light.
Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be
darkness and not light.
Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Will not the Day of the LORD be
darkness and not light, even
gloom with no brightness in it?
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at
noon, and I will
darken the earth in the clear day:
And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at
noon, and I will
darken the earth in the
daytime.
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
Therefore night will come over you without visions, and
darkness without
divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the
daylight will turn black over them.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in
darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
Do not
gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in
darkness, the LORD will be my light.
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
But with an
overwhelming flood He will make an end of
Nineveh and pursue His enemies into
darkness.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and
desolation, a day of
darkness and
gloominess, a day of clouds and thick
darkness,
That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and
desolation, a day of
darkness and
gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
Woe to the
idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly
darkened.
Woe to the worthless
shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely
withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
On that day there will be no light, no cold or
frost.
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
the people living in
darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has
dawned.”
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer
darkness: there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer
darkness, where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
What I tell you in
darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that
preach ye upon the housetops.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer
darkness; there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
Then the king told the servants, ‘
Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer
darkness, where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
Immediately after the
tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be
shaken:
Immediately after the
tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be
shaken.’
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer
darkness: there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
And throw that worthless servant into the outer
darkness, where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up and
slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
But in those days, after that
tribulation, the sun shall be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
But in those days, after that
tribulation: ‘The sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
to
shine on those who live in
darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.
Take
heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not
darkness.
Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part
dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a
candle doth give thee light.
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in
darkness, you will be
radiant, as though a lamp were
shining on you.”
Therefore
whatsoever ye have spoken in
darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
What you have spoken in the
dark will be heard in the
daylight, and what you have
whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
And the sun was
darkened, and the
veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And the light shineth in
darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
And this is the
verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the
darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward
Capernaum. And it was now
dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
got into a boat, and started across the sea to
Capernaum. It was already
dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows Me will never walk in the
darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest
darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in
darkness knoweth not
whither he goeth.
Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
I am come a light into the world, that
whosoever believeth on me should not
abide in
darkness.
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet
dark, unto the
sepulchre, and
seeth the stone taken away from the
sepulchre.
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a
mist and a
darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately
mist and
darkness came over him, and he
groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
To open their eyes, and to turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of
Satan unto God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are
sanctified by faith that is in me.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from
darkness to light and from the power of
Satan to God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those
sanctified by faith in Me.’
Because that, when they knew God, they
glorified him not as God, neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was
darkened.
And art
confident that thou
thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in
darkness,
if you are
convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in
darkness,
Let their eyes be
darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back
alway.
May their eyes be
darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent
forever.”
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of
darkness and put on the
armor of light.
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in
darkness and will
expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Now we see but a
dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
For God, who commanded the light to
shine out of
darkness, hath
shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
For God, who said, “Let light
shine out of
darkness,” made His light
shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness?
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what
partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what
fellowship does light have with
darkness?
Having the understanding
darkened, being
alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
They are
darkened in their understanding and
alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
And have no
fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather reprove them.
Have no
fellowship with the fruitless deeds of
darkness, but rather
expose them.