27 verses contain “Decay” (in the KJV: 10, in the BSB: 17) — showing 1–27
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And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
They said one to another, Let us restore the decayed fortune of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanctuary.
Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.