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2,977 verses contain “Upon” (in the KJV: 2,826, in the BSB: 526) — showing 1,401–1,500

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Psalms 129:6

Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:

May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

Psalms 129:8

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”

Psalms 132:11

The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Psalms 132:12

If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.”

Psalms 132:18

His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”

Psalms 133:2

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

Psalms 133:3

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.

Psalms 135:9

Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Psalms 136:6

To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 137:2

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

There on the willows we hung our harps,

Psalms 139:5

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

Psalms 140:10

Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

Psalms 141:1

LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.

I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

Psalms 141:7

Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Psalms 144:9

I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You—

Psalms 145:15

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

Psalms 145:18

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

Psalms 147:7

Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,

Psalms 147:8

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Psalms 147:15

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.

Psalms 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds.

Psalms 149:7

To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;

to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,

Psalms 149:9

To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.

to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

Psalms 150:5

Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.

Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals.

Proverbs 1:15

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.

Proverbs 1:27

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

Proverbs 1:28

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

Proverbs 3:3

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 6:15

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.

Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

Proverbs 6:21

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck.

Proverbs 6:26

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

Proverbs 6:28

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?

Proverbs 7:3

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 8:27

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

I was there when He established the heavens, when He inscribed a circle on the face of the deep,

Proverbs 9:3

She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,

She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 11:26

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Proverbs 23:5

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.

Proverbs 23:31

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.

Proverbs 23:34

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:

Proverbs 24:25

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 24:32

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:34

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

Proverbs 25:20

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Proverbs 25:22

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

Proverbs 26:27

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

Proverbs 28:22

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Proverbs 30:19

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.

the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Proverbs 30:24

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 30:32

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

Ecclesiastes 6:1

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Ecclesiastes 8:6

Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him.

For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.

Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Ecclesiastes 11:3

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.

Song of Solomon 1:6

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.

Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.

Song of Solomon 2:8

The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

Listen! My beloved approaches. Look! Here he comes, leaping across the mountains, bounding over the hills.

Song of Solomon 2:17

Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.

Before the day breaks and shadows flee, turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

Song of Solomon 3:8

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:5

I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock.

I rose up to open for my beloved. My hands dripped with myrrh, my fingers with flowing myrrh on the handles of the bolt.

Song of Solomon 5:15

His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, as majestic as the cedars.

Song of Solomon 6:13

Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies.

Come back, come back, O Shulammite! Come back, come back, that we may gaze upon you. Why do you look at the Shulammite, as on the dance of Mahanaim?

Song of Solomon 7:5

Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.

Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.

Song of Solomon 8:5

Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.

Song of Solomon 8:6

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.

Song of Solomon 8:9

If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.

Song of Solomon 8:14

Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

Come away, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of spices.

Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

Isaiah 2:12

For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—

Isaiah 2:13

And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,

Isaiah 2:14

And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,

against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,

Isaiah 2:15

And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

against every high tower, against every fortified wall,

Isaiah 2:16

And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.

against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

Isaiah 3:9

The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

Isaiah 3:26

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

Isaiah 4:5

And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

Isaiah 5:6

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”

Isaiah 6:1

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.

Isaiah 6:7

And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”

Isaiah 7:17

The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father’s house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.

The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”

Isaiah 7:19

And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.

And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.

Isaiah 8:7

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

Isaiah 8:17

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.