386 verses contain “Moth” (in the KJV: 365, in the BSB: 322) — showing 101–200
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And king Solomon answered and said unto his
mother, And why
dost thou ask
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for
Abiathar the priest, and for
Joab the son of Zeruiah.
King Solomon answered his
mother, “Why do you request
Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for
Abiathar the priest and for
Joab son of Zeruiah!”
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise
slay it: she is the
mother thereof.
Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living
baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his
mother.”
And
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose
mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
Now
Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose
mother was a widow named Zeruah.
Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
And
Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah.
Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his
mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Meanwhile,
Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His
mother’s name was Naamah the
Ammonite.
And
Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his
mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his
stead.
And
Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his
mother’s name was Naamah the
Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His
mother’s name was
Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.
and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His
grandmother’s name was
Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
And also Maachah his
mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an
idol in a
grove; and
Asa destroyed her
idol, and burnt it by the
brook Kidron.
And
Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his
mother: and
Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Then
Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his
mother. “Look, your son is alive,”
Elijah declared.
And he left the oxen, and ran after
Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee,
kiss my father and my
mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
So
Elisha left the oxen, ran after
Elijah, and said, “Please let me
kiss my father and
mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,”
Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His
mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his
mother, and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and
mother and of
Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his
mother: for he put away the image of
Baal that his father had made.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and
mother had done. He removed the sacred
pillar of
Baal that his father had made.
And
Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy
mother. And the king of Israel said unto him,
Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your
mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a
lad, Carry him to his
mother.
“My head! My head!” he
complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his
mother.”
And when he had taken him, and brought him to his
mother, he sat on her knees till
noon, and then died.
After the servant had
picked him up and carried him to his
mother, the boy sat on her
lap until
noon, and then he died.
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
And the
mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
Two and twenty years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was
Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His
mother’s name was
Athaliah, the
granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
And it came to pass, when
Joram saw
Jehu, that he said, Is it peace,
Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy
mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
Jehu met with the brethren of
Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of
Ahaziah; and we go down to
salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
Jehu met some relatives of
Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of
Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to
greet the sons of the king and of the queen
mother.”
And when
Athaliah the
mother of
Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
In the seventh year of
Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
In the seventh year of
Jehu,
Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His
mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of
Zadok.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His
mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of
Zadok.
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His
mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of
Zechariah.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Hephzi-
bah.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His
mother’s name was Hephzibah.
Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. His
mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah; she was from Bozkath.
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of
Libnah.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His
mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from
Libnah.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His
mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his
mother’s name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His
mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem.
And
Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his
mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
Jehoiachin king of Judah, his
mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him
captive.
And he carried away
Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s
mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar carried away
Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s
mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of
Libnah.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His
mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from
Libnah.
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
Ram his
firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and
Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the
mother of Onam.
She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of
Caleb was Achsa.
She was also the
mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea.
Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
So king
Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for
Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his
mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Thus King
Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His
mother’s name was Naamah the
Ammonite.
He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His
mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between
Abijah and
Jeroboam.
and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His
mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between
Abijah and
Jeroboam.
And also concerning Maachah the
mother of
Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an
idol in a
grove: and
Asa cut down her
idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron.
And
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
So
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His
mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Forty and two years old was
Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His
mother’s name also was
Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His
mother’s name was
Athaliah, the
granddaughter of Omri.
He also walked in the ways of the house of
Ahab: for his
mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of
Ahab, for his
mother was his
counselor in wickedness.
But when
Athaliah the
mother of
Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
When
Athaliah the
mother of
Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to
annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah.
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His
mother’s name also was Zibiah of Beer-
sheba.
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His
mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from
Beersheba.
Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His
mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His
mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of
Zadok.
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His
mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of
Zadok.
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his
mother’s name was
Abijah, the daughter of
Zechariah.
Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His
mother’s name was
Abijah, the daughter of
Zechariah.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a
pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic
pavement of
porphyry, marble,
mother-of-
pearl, and other costly stones.
And he brought up Hadassah, that is,
Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor
mother, and the
maid was fair and beautiful; whom
Mordecai, when her father and
mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
And
Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is,
Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or
mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and
mother had died,
Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
And said, Naked came I out of my
mother’s
womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
saying: “Naked I came from my
mother’s
womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
Because it shut not up the doors of my
mother’s
womb, nor
hid sorrow from mine eyes.
For that night did not shut the doors of the
womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are
crushed before the
moth?
how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be
crushed like a
moth!
And he, as a
rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is
moth eaten.
So man wastes away like something
rotten, like a
moth-eaten garment.
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
and say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
He buildeth his house as a
moth, and as a
booth that the keeper maketh.
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my
mother’s
womb;)
though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my
mother’s
womb I guided the widow—
But thou art he that took me out of the
womb: thou
didst make me hope when I was upon my
mother’s breasts.
Yet You brought me forth from the
womb; You made me secure at my
mother’s breast.
I was cast upon thee from the
womb: thou art my God from my
mother’s
belly.
From birth I was cast upon You; from my
mother’s
womb You have been my God.
When my father and my
mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
Though my father and
mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
I
behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down
heavily, as one that mourneth for his
mother.
I
paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one
mourning for his
mother.
When thou with rebukes
dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to
consume away like a
moth: surely every man is vanity.
Selah.
You discipline and correct a man for his iniquity,
consuming like a
moth what he holds
dear; surely each man is but a
vapor.
SelahThou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
You sit and
malign your brother; you
slander your own
mother’s son.
Behold, I was
shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my
mother conceive me.
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an
alien unto my
mother’s children.
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
By thee have I been
holden up from the
womb: thou art he that took me out of my
mother’s
bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
I have
leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my
mother’s
womb. My praise is always for You.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his
mother be
blotted out.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his
mother never be
blotted out.
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful
mother to her children.
Hallelujah!
Surely I have
behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is
weaned of his
mother: my soul is even as a
weaned child.
Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a
weaned child with his
mother, like a
weaned child is my soul within me.
For thou hast possessed my
reins: thou hast covered me in my
mother’s
womb.
For You formed my inmost being; You
knit me together in my
mother’s
womb.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and
forsake not the law of thy
mother:
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not
forsake the teaching of your
mother.
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and
forsake not the law of thy
mother:
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not
forsake your
mother’s teaching.
The
proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a
foolish son grief to his
mother.
A wise son maketh a
glad father: but a
foolish man despiseth his
mother.
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a
foolish man despises his
mother.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Whoso curseth his father or his
mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not
despise your
mother when she is old.
Thy father and thy
mother shall be
glad, and she that bare thee shall
rejoice.
May your father and
mother be
glad, and may she who gave you birth
rejoice!
Whoso robbeth his father or his
mother, and saith, It is no
transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and
doth not
bless their
mother.
There is a generation of those who
curse their fathers and do not
bless their
mothers.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his
mother, the ravens of the valley shall
pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a
mother, may the ravens of the valley
pluck it out and young vultures
devour it.
The words of king
Lemuel, the prophecy that his
mother taught him.
These are the words of King
Lemuel—the burden that his
mother taught him:
As he came forth of his
mother’s
womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
As a man came from his
mother’s
womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the
womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a
mother’s
womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
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.
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Go forth, O ye daughters of
Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown
wherewith his
mother crowned him in the day of his
espousals, and in the day of the
gladness of his heart.
Come out, O daughters of
Zion, and
gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his
mother bestowed on the day of his
wedding— the day of his heart’s
rejoicing.
My
dove, my
undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her
mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her;
yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
but my
dove, my perfect one, is unique, the
favorite of the
mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
O that thou
wert as my brother, that
sucked the breasts of my
mother! when I should find thee without, I would
kiss thee;
yea, I should not be
despised.
O that you were to me like a brother who
nursed at my
mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would
kiss you, and no one would
despise me.
I would lead thee, and bring thee into my
mother’s house, who would
instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of
spiced wine of the juice of my
pomegranate.
I would lead you and bring you to the house of my
mother who taught me. I would give you
spiced wine to drink, the
nectar of my pomegranates.
Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,
leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy
mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on her beloved? I
roused you under the apple tree; there your
mother conceived you; there she
travailed and brought you forth.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my
mother, the riches of Damascus and the
spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘
Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the
plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you
begotten?’ or to his
mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”
