594 verses contain “Soul” (in the KJV: 584, in the BSB: 226) — showing 101–200
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And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a
trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
Among those nations you will find no
repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a
trembling heart, failing eyes, and a
despairing soul.
And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your
soul according to everything I am giving you
today,
And the LORD thy God will
circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul, that thou mayest live.
The LORD your God will
circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your
soul, so that you may live.
If thou shalt
hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy
soul.
if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the
souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of
Jericho.
And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of
Libnah as he had done to the king of
Jericho.
And the LORD delivered
Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to
Libnah.
And the LORD delivered
Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to
Libnah.
And they took it on that day, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the
souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to
Lachish.
That day they captured
Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, just as he had done to
Lachish.
And they took it, and
smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the
souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to
Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the
souls that were therein.
They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at
Eglon; he devoted to destruction
Hebron and
everyone in it.
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they
smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the
souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to
Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to
Libnah, and to her king.
And they captured Debir, its king, and all its villages. They put them to the sword and devoted to destruction
everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. Joshua did to Debir and its king as he had done to
Hebron and as he had done to
Libnah and its king.
And they
smote all the
souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to
breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
The Israelites put
everyone in Hazor to the sword,
devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
But take
diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to
cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your
soul.
But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.
Now behold,
today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and
soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
The river of
Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river
Kishon. O my
soul, thou hast
trodden down strength.
The River
Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River
Kishon. March on, O my
soul, in strength!
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his
soul was
grieved for the misery of Israel.
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his
soul was
vexed unto death;
Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and
pleaded until he was sick to death,
And she was in bitterness of
soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and
wept sore.
In her bitter distress,
Hannah prayed to the LORD and
wept with many tears.
And
Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have
drunken neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my
soul before the LORD.
“No, my lord,”
Hannah replied. “I am a woman
oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my
soul before the LORD.
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
“Please, my lord,” said
Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy
soul desireth; then he would answer him,
Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
His
armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go
ahead; I am with you heart and
soul.”
And when Saul saw David go forth against the
Philistine, he said unto
Abner, the captain of the host,
Abner, whose son is this youth? And
Abner said, As thy
soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
As Saul had watched David going out to
confront the
Philistine, he said to
Abner the commander of the army, “
Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,”
Abner replied, “I do not know.”
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the
soul of
Jonathan was
knit with the
soul of David, and
Jonathan loved him as his own
soul.
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the
souls of
Jonathan and David were
knit together, and
Jonathan loved him as himself.
Then
Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own
soul.
Then
Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
And David
sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not
Jonathan know this, lest he be
grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
But David again
vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘
Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be
grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
Then
Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
And
Jonathan caused David to
swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own
soul.
Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
Moreover, my father, see,
yea, see the
skirt of thy
robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the
skirt of thy
robe and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor
transgression in mine hand, and I have not
sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my
soul to take it.
See, my father, look at the corner of your
robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not
sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath
withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from
avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you
yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to
bloodshed and
avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek
harm for my lord be like Nabal.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy
soul: but the
soul of my lord shall be bound in the
bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the
souls of thine enemies, them shall he
sling out, as out of the middle of a
sling.
And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the
bundle of the living. But He shall
fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a
sling.
Then said Saul, I have
sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee
harm, because my
soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the
fool, and have
erred exceedingly.
Then Saul replied, “I have
sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never
harm you again, because
today you considered my life precious. I have played the
fool and have committed a grave error!”
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the
soul of all the people was
grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the
soul of every man
grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my
soul out of all
adversity,
But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
And David said on that day,
Whosoever getteth up to the
gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the
lame and the blind, that are
hated of David’s
soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the
lame shall not come into the house.
On that day he said, “
Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the
lame and blind who are
despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the
lame will never enter the palace.”
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah,
abide in tents; and my lord
Joab, and the servants of my lord, are
encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master
Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your
soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
And the
soul of king David longed to go forth unto
Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
And King David longed to go to
Absalom, for he had been
consoled over Amnon’s death.
And the king said, Is not the hand of
Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy
soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant
Joab, he
bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine
handmaid:
So the king asked, “Is the hand of
Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says.
Yes, your servant
Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your
maidservant exactly what to say.
And the king
sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my
soul out of all distress,
And the king
swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take
heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their
soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
and so that the LORD may
fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take
heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and
soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their
soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away
captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
and when they return to You with all their heart and
soul in the land of the enemies who took them
captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and
cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s
soul come into him again.
Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and
cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”
And the LORD heard the voice of
Elijah; and the
soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
And the LORD
listened to the voice of
Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
And
Elijah said unto
Elisha,
Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Bethel. And
Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to
Bethel.
and
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to
Bethel.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to
Bethel.
And
Elijah said unto him,
Elisha,
tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to
Jericho.
And
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to
Jericho.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to
Jericho.
And
Elijah said unto him,
Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
And
Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her
soul is
vexed within her: and the LORD hath
hid it from me, and hath not told me.
When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she
clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to
push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her
soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
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.
And the king stood by a
pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his
testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their
soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
So the king stood by the
pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his
soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
Neither before nor after
Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his
soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their
soul in the land of their captivity,
whither they have carried them
captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
and when they return to You with all their heart and
soul in the land of the enemies who took them
captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his
testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his
soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
So the king stood by the
pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his
soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Why is light given to the
miserable, and life to the bitter of
soul,
The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.
My
soul refuses to touch them; they are
loathsome food to me.
Therefore I will not
refrain my mouth; I will speak in the
anguish of my spirit; I will
complain in the bitterness of my
soul.
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the
anguish of my spirit; I will
complain in the bitterness of my
soul.
So that my
soul chooseth
strangling, and death rather than my life.
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my
soul: I would
despise my life.
My
soul is
weary of my life; I will leave my
complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my
soul.
“I
loathe my own life; I will express my
complaint and speak in the bitterness of my
soul.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his
soul within him shall
mourn.
He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
I also could speak as ye do: if your
soul were in my
soul’s
stead, I could
heap up words against you, and
shake mine head at you.
I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could
heap up words against you and
shake my head at you.
How long will ye
vex my
soul, and break me in pieces with words?
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
But He is unchangeable, and who can
oppose Him? He does what He desires.
Men
groan from out of the city, and the
soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
From the city, men
groan, and the
souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with
wrongdoing.
As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the
Almighty, who hath
vexed my
soul;
“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the
Almighty, who has embittered my
soul—
For what is the hope of the
hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his
soul?
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my
soul as the wind: and my
welfare passeth away as a cloud.
Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
And now my
soul is poured out upon me; the days of
affliction have taken hold upon me.
Did not I
weep for him that was in trouble? was not my
soul grieved for the poor?
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a
curse to his
soul.
I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a
curse—
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his
soul dainty meat.
so that he detests his bread, and his
soul loathes his
favorite food.
Yea, his
soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
To bring back his
soul from the pit, to be
enlightened with the light of the living.
to bring back his
soul from the Pit, that he may be
enlightened with the light of life.
Many there be which say of my
soul, There is no help for him in God.
Selah.
Many say of me, “God will not deliver him.”
Selah My
soul is also
sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
Return, O LORD, deliver my
soul: oh save me for thy
mercies’ sake.
Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
Lest he
tear my
soul like a lion,
rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
or they will
shred my
soul like a lion and
tear me to pieces with no one to
rescue me.
Let the enemy
persecute my
soul, and take it;
yea, let him
tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.
Selah.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he
trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
Selah In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my
soul,
Flee as a bird to your mountain?
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “
Flee like a bird to your mountain!
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
How long shall I take counsel in my
soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be
exalted over me?
How long must I
wrestle in my
soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy
dominate me?
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
For thou
wilt not leave my
soul in
hell; neither
wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
For You will not
abandon my
soul to
Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Arise, O LORD,
disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my
soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
Arise, O LORD,
confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your sword,
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
The Law of the LORD is perfect,
reviving the
soul; the testimony of the LORD is
trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Deliver my
soul from the sword; my
darling from the power of the dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will
kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his
soul unto vanity, nor
sworn deceitfully.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his
soul to an
idol or
swear deceitfully.
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
His
soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall
inherit the earth.
His
soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will
inherit the land.
O keep my
soul, and deliver me: let me not be
ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Gather not my
soul with sinners, nor my life with
bloody men:
Do not take my
soul away with sinners, or my life with men of
bloodshed,
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.