86 verses contain “Prevail” (in the KJV: 75, in the BSB: 43) — showing 1–86
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And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
So the waters continued to
surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark
floated on the surface of the waters.
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Finally, the waters completely
inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
And the waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days.
And
Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I
wrestled with my sister, and I have
prevailed: and she called his name
Naphtali.
And when he saw that he
prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his
thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s
thigh was out of joint, as he
wrestled with him.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s.
So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,
The blessings of thy father have
prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the
everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the
bounty of the
everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the
brow of the prince of his brothers.
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
Come now therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me:
peradventure I shall
prevail, that we may
smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I
wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is
cursed.
So please come now and put a
curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you
bless are blessed, and those you
curse are
cursed.”
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their
adversaries should
behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
if I had not
dreaded the
taunt of the enemy, lest their
adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has
prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
But the
Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in
Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph
prevailed, so that they became tributaries.
And the
Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres,
Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the
Amorites into forced labor.
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of
Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand
prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of
Aram into the hand of Othniel, who
prevailed against him.
And the hand of the children of Israel
prospered, and
prevailed against Jabin the king of
Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of
Canaan.
And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of
Canaan until they destroyed him.
And the hand of
Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.
and the hand of
Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her,
Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may
prevail against him, that we may bind him to
afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “
Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to
tie him up and
subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”
Thus David
prevailed over the
Philistine with a
sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the
Philistine and killed him.
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will
accomplish great things and will surely
prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
And the
messenger said unto David, Surely the men
prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
The
messenger said to David, “The men overpowered us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.
Notwithstanding the king’s word
prevailed against
Joab, and against the captains of the host. And
Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
Nevertheless, the king’s word
prevailed against
Joab and against the commanders of the army. So
Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to count the troops of Israel.
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Meanwhile, the servants of the king of
Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they
prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will
prevail.
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and
chariot for
chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he
hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
And you must raise an army like the one you have lost—horse for horse and
chariot for
chariot—so we can fight the Israelites on the plain, where we will surely
prevail.” And the king approved their plan and acted accordingly.
And the LORD said unto him,
Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him, and
prevail also: go forth, and do so.
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely
entice him and
prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too
sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of
Edom: but they could not.
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred
swordsmen to break through to the king of
Edom, but they could not
prevail.
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
For Judah
prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph’s:)
And though Judah
prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the
birthright belonged to Joseph.
Nevertheless the king’s word
prevailed against
Joab. Wherefore
Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, the king’s word
prevailed against
Joab. So
Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
And Solomon went to
Hamath-zobah, and
prevailed against it.
Then Solomon went to
Hamath-zobah and captured it.
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah
prevailed, because they
relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
Thus the Israelites were subdued at that time, and the men of Judah
prevailed because they
relied on the LORD, the God of their fathers.
And
Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man
prevail against thee.
Then
Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we
rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere
mortal prevail against You.”
And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt
entice him, and thou shalt also
prevail: go out, and do even so.
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely
entice him and
prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
He fought also with the king of the
Ammonites, and
prevailed against them. And the children of
Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of
Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
Jotham
waged war against the king of the
Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
And
Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had
befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If
Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not
prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since
Mordecai, before whom your
downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not
prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
You
forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
Trouble and
anguish shall make him afraid; they shall
prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
The
gin shall take him by the
heel, and the
robber shall
prevail against him.
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”
Lest mine enemy say, I have
prevailed against him; and those that trouble me
rejoice when I am moved.
lest my enemy say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes
rejoice when I fall.
For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a
mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
Though they intend You
harm, the schemes they
devise will not
prevail.
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt
purge them away.
Many a time have they
afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not
prevailed against me.
many a time they have
persecuted me from my youth, but they have not
prevailed against me.
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
And if one
prevail against him, two shall
withstand him; and a
threefold cord is not quickly broken.
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
And it came to pass in the days of
Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not
prevail against it.
Now in the days that
Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of
Aram marched up to
wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is
weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not
prevail.
When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall
stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry,
yea,
roar; he shall
prevail against his enemies.
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a
warrior. He shouts;
yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy
sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest
prevail.
So take your stand with your spells and with your many
sorceries, with which you have
wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will
inspire terror!
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not
tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof
toss themselves, yet can they not
prevail; though they
roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not
tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an
enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves
surge, but they cannot
prevail. They
roar but cannot cross it.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not
valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
And I will make thee unto this people a
fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not
prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD.
O LORD, thou hast
deceived me, and I was
deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast
prevailed: I am in
derision daily, every one mocketh me.
Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was
weary with
forbearing, and I could not stay.
If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become
weary of holding it in, and I cannot
prevail.
For I heard the
defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my
halting, saying,
Peradventure he will be
enticed, and we shall
prevail against him, and we shall take our
revenge on him.
For I have heard the
whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be
deceived so that we may
prevail against him and take our
vengeance upon him.”
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall
stumble, and they shall not
prevail: they shall be greatly
ashamed; for they shall not
prosper: their
everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
But the LORD is with me like a
fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will
stumble and will not
prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an
everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have
prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the
mire, and they are turned away back.
All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet
sank into the
mire, and they deserted you.’
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it
prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me
desolate and
faint all the day.
He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me
desolate,
faint all the day long.
For these things I
weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should
relieve my soul is far from me: my children are
desolate, because the enemy
prevailed.
For these things I
weep; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one nearby to comfort me, no one to revive my soul. My children are destitute because the enemy has
prevailed.
I
beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and
prevailed against them;
As I watched, this horn was
waging war against the saints and
prevailing against them,
But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
Yea, he had power over the angel, and
prevailed: he
wept, and made
supplication unto him: he found him in
Bethel, and there he spake with us;
Yes, he struggled with the angel and
prevailed; he
wept and sought His favor; he found Him at
Bethel and spoke with Him there—
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not
strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
All the men of thy
confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have
deceived thee, and
prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will
deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a
trap for you without your awareness of it.
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of
hell shall not
prevail against it.
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
When
Pilate saw that he could
prevail nothing, but that rather a
tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
When
Pilate saw that he was
accomplishing nothing, but that instead a
riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the
responsibility.”
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be
crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed.
The
Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye
prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
Then the
Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
And the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, and overcame them, and
prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Then the man with the evil spirit
jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
So
mightily grew the word of God and
prevailed.
So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Therefore
confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to
prevail.
And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath
prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not
weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the
scroll and its seven seals.”
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
But the
dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels.
Then he marched in battle
array with his power against king Arphaxad in the
seventeenth year, and he
prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his
horsemen, and all his
chariots,
Therefore, O lord and governor, respect not his word; but lay it up in thine heart, for it is true: for our nation shall not be punished, neither can sword prevail against them, except they sin against their God.
For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom.
If he
prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath
gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace.
Then
Timotheus said unto the captains of his host, When
Judas and his host come near the
brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to
withstand him; for he will
mightily prevail against us:
But if he be afraid, and camp beyond the river, we shall go over unto him, and prevail against him.
There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so
prevail against them, that they were
fain to
disperse themselves, every man to his own place.
And after the two kings had joined battle,
Demetrius’ host fled: but Alexander followed after him, and
prevailed against them.