1,594 verses contain “Make” (in the KJV: 1,327, in the BSB: 786) — showing 1,501–1,594
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The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.
And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry.
Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds.
If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words.
Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer.
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole.
Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being.
He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.
Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.
So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work:
The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins.
Gold and silver make the foot stand sure: but counsel is esteemed above them both.
And of merchants’ indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an evil servant to bleed.
Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest she make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee ashamed before the multitude.
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small.
He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord, incense, and a sweet savour, for a memorial, to make reconciliation for his people.
He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs.
And ye shall read this book which we have sent unto you, to make confession in the house of the Lord, upon the feasts and solemn days.
Therefore we do not make our humble supplication before thee, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, and of our kings.
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.
For God hath appointed that every high hill, and banks of long continuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that Israel may go safely in the glory of God,
And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money: though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they will not require it.
In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow.
That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation:
In the mean while the king’s officers, such as compelled the people to revolt, came into the city Modin, to make them sacrifice.
Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction:
Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make.
Unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Take ye the charge of this people, and see that ye make not war against the heathen until the time that we come again.
And how that many of them were shut up in Bosora, and Bosor, and Alema, Casphor, Maked, and Carnaim; all these cities are strong and great:
Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation;
So the king and the princes were content: wherefore he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof.
In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity and confederacy with them,
Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered your confederates and friends.
Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.
According to these articles did the Romans make a covenant with the people of the Jews.
For said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us:
He said, Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and confederate.
Now therefore let us make a league of amity together, and give me now thy daughter to wife: and I will be thy son in law, and will give both thee and her as according to thy dignity.
And he made him sit by himself, and said into his princes, Go with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause.
Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place.
We do write back again to you, that your cattle and goods are our’s, and our’s are your’s We do command therefore our ambassadors to make report unto you on this wise.
Then all the heathen that were round about then sought to destroy them: for said they, They have no captain, nor any to help them: now therefore let us make war upon them, and take away their memorial from among men.
The golden crown, and the scarlet robe, which ye sent unto us, we have received: and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our officers, to confirm the immunities which we have granted.
Hereof when he heard, he was sore astonished: so he laid hands on them that were come to destroy him, and slew them; for he knew that they sought to make him away.
But to use brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgment.
So when Antiochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto Antiochia, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.
But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;
And so they through mine hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable.
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, whilst the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
Then swelling with anger. he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common burying place of the Jews.
That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common buryingplace,) he would set at liberty:
And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens:
And when he had gathered about fourscore thousand with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles,
And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:
When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countrymen, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready.
Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotus, and Mattathias, to make peace.
When this came to Nicanor’s hearing, he was much confounded in himself, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault.
Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end.