7,497 verses contain “Not” (in the KJV: 6,841, in the BSB: 5,241) — showing 2,901–3,000
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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.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Do
not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her
captivate you with her eyes.
Can a man take fire in his
bosom, and his clothes
not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Can a man walk on hot coals without
scorching his feet?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall
not be innocent.
So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Men do
not despise the
thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall
not be
wiped away.
Wounds and dishonor will
befall him, and his reproach will never be
wiped away.
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of
vengeance.
He will
not regard any
ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
And
beheld among the simple ones, I
discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
She is loud and
defiant; her feet do
not remain at home.
For the
goodman is
not at home, he is gone a long journey:
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
He hath taken a
bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
He took with him a
bag of money and will
not return till the moon is full.”
Till a
dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth
not that it is for his life.
until an
arrow pierces his liver, like a bird
darting into a
snare—
not knowing it will cost him his life.
Let
not thine heart decline to her ways, go
not astray in her paths.
Do
not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do
not stray into her paths.
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice?
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is
nothing froward or
perverse in them.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
For wisdom is better than
rubies; and all the things that may be desired are
not to be compared to it.
For wisdom is more precious than
rubies, and
nothing you desire compares with her.
While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
before He made the land or fields, or any of the dust of the earth.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would
not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
The woman named Folly is loud; she is
naive and knows
nothing.
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.
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.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The righteous will never be
shaken, but the wicked will
not inhabit the land.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings
deliverance from death.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Be
assured that the wicked will
not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
The
slothful man roasteth
not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a
diligent man is precious.
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a
scorner heareth
not rebuke.
The soul of the
sluggard desireth, and hath
nothing: but the soul of the
diligent shall be made fat.
The slacker craves yet has
nothing, but the soul of the
diligent is fully satisfied.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The
ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth
not rebuke.
Riches may
ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no
threat.
A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
A
scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it
not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
A
mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the
discerning.
Go from the presence of a
foolish man, when thou perceivest
not in him the lips of knowledge.
Stay away from a
foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger
doth not intermeddle with his joy.
The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
Do they
not err that
devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that
devise good.
Do
not those who
contrive evil go
astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
The lips of the wise
disperse knowledge: but the heart of the
foolish doeth
not so.
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
A
scorner loveth
not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
A
mocker does
not love to be reproved, nor will he
consult the wise.
Every one that is proud in heart is an
abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall
not be unpunished.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A divine
verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must
not betray justice.
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
A violent man entices his
neighbor and leads him down a path that is
not good.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is
glad at
calamities shall
not be unpunished.
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker;
whoever gloats over
calamity will
not go unpunished.
Excellent speech becometh
not a
fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Eloquent words are unfit for a
fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall
not depart from his house.
If
anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
Also to
punish the just is
not good, nor to strike princes for
equity.
A
fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
A
fool does
not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Showing
partiality to the wicked is
not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who
hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
Delight is
not seemly for a
fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Luxury is unseemly for a
fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let
not thy soul
spare for his crying.
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall
abide satisfied; he shall
not be visited with evil.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without
visitation from
harm.
A
slothful man hideth his hand in his
bosom, and will
not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The slacker buries his hand in the
dish; he will
not even bring it back to his mouth.
The
sluggard will
not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he
beg in harvest, and have
nothing.
The slacker does
not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but
nothing is there.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Do
not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have
plenty of food.
He that goeth about as a
talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore
meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
He who reveals secrets is a constant
gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
An inheritance may be
gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall
not be blessed.
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
Say
not thou, I will
recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Do
not say, “I will
avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall
not be heard.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
He coveteth
greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth
not.
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
Do
not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do
not crush the
afflicted at the gate,
Make no friendship with an
angry man; and with a
furious man thou shalt
not go:
Do
not make friends with an
angry man, and do
not associate with a hot-tempered man,
Be
not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are
sureties for debts.
Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
Remove
not the ancient
landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
Seest thou a man
diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall
not stand before mean men.
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is
not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
When you
glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and
flies like an eagle to the sky.
Eat thou
not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his
dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
for he is keeping
track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is
not with you.
Speak
not in the ears of a
fool: for he will
despise the wisdom of thy words.
Do
not speak to a
fool, for he will
despise the wisdom of your words.
Remove
not the old
landmark; and enter
not into the fields of the fatherless:
Do
not move an ancient boundary stone or
encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall
not die.
Do
not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will
not die.
Let
not thine heart
envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Do
not let your heart
envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Be
not among winebibbers; among
riotous eaters of flesh:
Do
not join those who drink too much wine or
gorge themselves on meat.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do
not despise your mother when she is old.
Buy the truth, and sell it
not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Look
not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself
aright.
Do
not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
They have
stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was
not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it
not: when shall I
awake? I will seek it yet again.
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did
not know it! When can I
wake up to search for another drink?”
Be
not thou
envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Do
not envy wicked men or desire their company;
Wisdom is too high for a
fool: he openeth
not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a
fool; he does
not open his mouth in the meeting place.
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it
not;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul,
doth not he know it? and shall
not he render to every man according to his works?
If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Lay
not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
spoil not his resting place:
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let
not thine heart be
glad when he stumbleth:
Do
not gloat when your enemy falls, and do
not let your heart
rejoice when he stumbles,