136 verses contain “SPAR” (in the KJV: 99, in the BSB: 77) — showing 1–100
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Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be
spared.”
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city:
wilt thou also destroy and not
spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really
sweep it away and not
spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
And the LORD said, If I find in
Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will
spare all the place for their sakes.
So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of
Sodom, on their account I will
spare the whole place.”
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast
magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by
sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the
disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was
spared.”
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’S
passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he
smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
you are to reply, ‘It is the
Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and
spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
“Have you
spared all the women?” he asked them.
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for
yourselves.
Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor
hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye
pity him, neither shalt thou
spare, neither shalt thou
conceal him:
you must not yield to him or
listen to him. Show him no
pity, and do not
spare him or shield him.
The LORD will not
spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall
blot out his name from under heaven.
The LORD will never be willing to
forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every
curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will
blot out his name from under heaven
And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
that you will
spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will deliver us from death.”
And Joshua saved
Rahab the
harlot alive, and her father’s household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she
hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to
spy out
Jericho.
And Joshua
spared Rahab the
prostitute, with her father’s household and all who belonged to her, because she
hid the men Joshua had sent to
spy out
Jericho. So she has lived among the Israelites to this day.
And all the
spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they
smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to
breathe.
The Israelites took for themselves all the
plunder and
livestock of these cities, but they put all the people to the sword until they had completely destroyed them, not
sparing anyone who breathed.
The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in
transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)
“The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! The LORD, the Mighty One, is God! He knows, and may Israel also know. If this was in rebellion or breach of faith against the LORD, do not
spare us
today.
And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of
Jabesh-
gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.
And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were
spared from
Jabesh-
gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.
Now go and
smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and
spare them not; but
slay both man and woman, infant and
suckling, ox and sheep,
camel and
ass.
Now go and attack the
Amalekites and
devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not
spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and
donkeys.’”
But Saul and the people
spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was
vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Saul and his troops
spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat
calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to destroy them, but they devoted to destruction all that was
despised and worthless.
And Saul said, They have brought them from the
Amalekites: for the people
spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the
Amalekites; they
spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some
bade me kill thee: but mine eye
spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD’S
anointed.
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I
spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s
anointed.’
And he
smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be
spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he
spared to take of his own flock and of his own
herd, to dress for the
wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who
refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his
guest.”
But the king
spared Mephibosheth, the son of
Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and
Jonathan the son of Saul.
Now the king
spared Mephibosheth son of
Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and
Jonathan son of Saul.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel:
peradventure he will save thy life.
Then the servants of Ben-
hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are
merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with
sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will
spare your life.”
So they
girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-
hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
So with
sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-
hadad says, ‘Please
spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
But Gehazi, the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath
spared Naaman this
Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
Gehazi, the servant of
Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has
spared this
Aramean,
Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and
slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
Then
Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-
eked—forty-two men. He
spared none of them.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries,
devoting them to destruction. Will you then be
spared?
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who
slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no
compassion upon young man or
maiden, old man, or him that
stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary,
sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar,
And I commanded the Levites that they should
cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to
sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and
spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
Then I
instructed the Levites to
purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
And the LORD said unto
Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
“Very well,” said the LORD to
Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must
spare his life.”
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
Then should I yet have comfort;
yea, I would
harden myself in sorrow: let him not
spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
It still brings me comfort, and joy through
unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my
reins asunder, and
doth not
spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
His archers
surround me. He pierces my
kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the
spark of his fire shall not
shine.
Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is
extinguished; the flame of his fire does not
glow.
Though he
spare it, and
forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Indeed, the evil man is
spared from the day of
calamity, delivered from the day of wrath.
For God shall cast upon him, and not
spare: he would
fain flee out of his hand.
It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees
headlong from its power.
Then he is
gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a
ransom.
to be
gracious to him and say, ‘
Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his
ransom,’
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and
sparks of fire
leap out.
Firebrands stream from his mouth;
fiery sparks shoot forth!
O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
O LORD, You pulled me up from
Sheol; You
spared me from descending into the Pit.
O
spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.
Turn Your
gaze away from me, that I may again be
cheered before I depart and am no more.”
He made a way to his anger; he
spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the
pestilence;
He cleared a path for His anger; He did not
spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.
Yea, the
sparrow hath found an house, and the
swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Even the
sparrow has found a home, and the
swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
I watch, and am as a
sparrow alone upon the house top.
I lie
awake; I am like a
lone bird on a housetop.
For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of
vengeance.
He that
spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him
betimes.
He who
spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him
diligently.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
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.
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.
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.
As the bird by wandering, as the
swallow by flying, so the
curse causeless shall not come.
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no
ointment.
Let your garments always be white, and never
spare the oil for your head.
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most
vehement flame.
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as
unrelenting as
Sheol. Its
sparks are
fiery flames, the fiercest
blaze of all.
And the strong shall be as
tow, and the maker of it as a
spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall
quench them.
The strong man will become
tinder and his work will be a
spark; both will burn together, with no one to
quench the flames.
Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land
darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall
spare his brother.
By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is
scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even
spares his brother.
Their bows also shall
dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no
pity on the fruit of the
womb; their eye shall not
spare children.
Their bows will
dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the
womb; they will not look with
pity on the children.
And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not
spare: so that there shall not be found in the
bursting of it a
sherd to take fire from the
hearth, or to take water
withal out of the pit.
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries,
devoting them to destruction. Will you then be
spared?
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered,
yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take
vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take
vengeance; I will
spare no one.”
Behold, all ye that
kindle a fire, that compass
yourselves about with
sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the
sparks that ye have
kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Behold, all you who
kindle a fire, who
array yourselves with firebrands, walk in the light of your fire and of the firebrands you have
lit! This is what you will receive from My hand: You will lie down in a place of
torment.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations:
spare not,
lengthen thy cords, and
strengthen thy stakes;
“
Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back.
Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
I will make your pinnacles of
rubies, your gates of
sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
“Cry
aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their
transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
And I will
dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not
pity, nor
spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
I will
smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or
pity or
compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver
Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the
pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall
smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not
spare them, neither have
pity, nor have mercy.
‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over
Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who
survive the plague and sword and famine, to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not
spare them or show
pity or
compassion.’
Put
yourselves in
array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her,
spare no arrows: for she hath
sinned against the LORD.
Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her!
Spare no arrows! For she has
sinned against the LORD.
Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his
brigandine: and
spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his
armor. Do not
spare her young men;
devote all her army to destruction!
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a
calf’s foot: and they
sparkled like the colour of
burnished brass.
Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the
hooves of a
calf,
gleaming like polished bronze.
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast
defiled my sanctuary with all thy
detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye
spare, neither will I have any
pity.
Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have
defiled My sanctuary with all your
detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with
pity, nor will I
spare you.
And mine eye shall not
spare thee, neither will I have
pity: but I will
recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
I will not look on you with
pity, nor will I
spare you, but I will
punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
And mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have
pity: I will
recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth.
I will not look on you with
pity, nor will I
spare you, but I will
punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.
Therefore will I also deal in
fury: mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have
pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
Therefore I will
respond with wrath. I will not look on them with
pity, nor will I
spare them. Although they
shout loudly in My ears, I will not
listen to them.”
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and
smite: let not your eye
spare, neither have ye
pity:
And as I
listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show
pity or
spare anyone!
And as for me also, mine eye shall not
spare, neither will I have
pity, but I will
recompense their way upon their head.
But as for Me, I will not look on them with
pity, nor will I
spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”
But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the
pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen
whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
But I will
spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”
And will ye
pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to
slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
You have
profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would
listen, you have killed those who should not have died and
spared those who should not have lived.
Nevertheless mine eye
spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Yet I looked on them with
pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.
I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I
spare, neither will I
repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
I, the LORD, have spoken; the time is coming, and I will act. I will not
refrain or show
pity, nor will I relent. I will judge you according to your ways and deeds,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD,
weep between the
porch and the altar, and let them say,
Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine
heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Let the priests who minister before the LORD
weep between the
portico and the altar, saying, “
Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your
heritage a reproach, an object of
scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
Then will the LORD be
jealous for his land, and
pity his people.
Then the LORD became
jealous for His land, and He
spared His people.
And the LORD said unto me,
Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:
“
Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A
plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a
plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer
spare them:
And he said,
Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A
basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.
“
Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A
basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer
spare them.”
And should not I
spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than
sixscore thousand persons that cannot
discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
So should I not care about the great city of
Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not
spare continually to
slay the nations?
Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to
slay nations without mercy?
And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an
ensign upon his land.
On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will
sparkle over His land.
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will
spare them, as a man
spareth his own son that serveth him.
“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My
treasured possession. And I will
spare them as a man
spares his own son who serves him.
Are not two
sparrows sold for a
farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Are not two
sparrows sold for a
penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Are not five
sparrows sold for two
pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
And when he came to himself, he said, How many
hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to
spare, and I perish with hunger!
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s
hired servants have
plenty of food? But here I am,
starving to death!
For I know this, that after my departing shall
grievous wolves enter in among you, not
sparing the flock.
I know that after my departure, savage
wolves will come in among you and will not
spare the flock.
But the
centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could
swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
He that
spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
He who did not
spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
For if God
spared not the natural branches, take
heed lest he also
spare not thee.
For if God did not
spare the natural branches, He will certainly not
spare you either.
But and if thou marry, thou hast not
sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not
sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I
spare you.
But if you do marry, you have not
sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not
sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to
spare you this.
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to
spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
I call God as my witness that it was in order to
spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
