4,077 verses contain “When” (in the KJV: 3,312, in the BSB: 2,479) — showing 1,801–1,900
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Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the
desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh.
Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Do not
withhold good from the deserving
when it is within your power to act.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to
morrow I will give;
when thou hast it by thee.
Do not tell your
neighbor, “Come back
tomorrow and I will provide”—
when you already have the means.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm.
Do not
accuse a man without cause,
when he has done you no
harm.
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour,
when thou
dost embrace her.
Prize her, and she will
exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be
straitened; and
when thou runnest, thou shalt not
stumble.
When you walk, your steps will not be
impeded;
when you run, you will not
stumble.
And thou
mourn at the last,
when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
At the end of your life you will
groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
Do this now, my son, deliver
thyself,
when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble
thyself, and make sure thy friend.
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
When you walk, they will guide you;
when you lie down, they will watch over you;
when you
awake, they will speak to you.
Men do not
despise the
thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
When there were no
watery depths, I was brought forth,
when no springs were overflowing with water.
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,
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
when He established the clouds above,
when the fountains of the deep
gushed forth,
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not
surpass His command,
when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
When the
whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure
forever.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with
humility comes wisdom.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and
when the wicked perish, there is
shouting.
When the righteous
thrive, the city rejoices, and
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Hope
deferred maketh the heart sick: but
when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope
deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Go from the presence of a
foolish man,
when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Stay away from a
foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
The beginning of
strife is as
when one letteth out water: therefore leave off
contention, before it be
meddled with.
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so
abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
Even a
fool,
when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Even a
fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and
discerning when he holds his tongue.
When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with
ignominy reproach.
With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
It is
naught, it is
naught, saith the
buyer: but
when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
“Worthless, worthless!” says the
buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
When the
scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and
when the wise is
instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
When a
mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and
when a wise man is
instructed, he acquires knowledge.
The sacrifice of the wicked is
abomination: how much more,
when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
The sacrifice of the wicked is
detestable— how much more so
when brought with ill intent!
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall
withal be fitted in thy lips.
for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider
diligently what is before thee:
When you sit down to
dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
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.
My inmost being will
rejoice when your lips speak what is right.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not
despise your mother
when she is old.
Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red,
when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when it moveth itself
aright.
Do not
gaze at wine while it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
They have
stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not:
when shall I
awake? I will seek it yet again.
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it!
When can I
wake up to search for another drink?”
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Rejoice not
when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be
glad when he stumbleth:
Do not
gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart
rejoice when he stumbles,
Go not forth
hastily to
strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
do not bring
hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end
when your
neighbor puts you to shame?
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
When he speaks
graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
The wicked
flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
The wicked
flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
When righteous men do
rejoice, there is great glory: but
when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but
when they perish, the righteous
flourish.
When the righteous are in authority, the people
rejoice: but
when the wicked beareth rule, the people
mourn.
When the wicked are multiplied,
transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
When the wicked
thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their
downfall.
For a servant
when he reigneth; and a
fool when he is filled with meat;
a servant who becomes king, a
fool who is filled with food,
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
All the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and
vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Yet
when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had
toiled to
achieve, I found everything to be
futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in
equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is
futile and a great evil.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but
woe to him that is alone
when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but
pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Guard your steps
when you go to the house of God. Draw near to
listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
When thou vowest a
vow unto God,
defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast
vowed.
When you make a
vow to God, do not delay in
fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools.
Fulfill your
vow.
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
When good things increase, so do those who
consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
But those riches perish by evil
travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
or wealth lost in a failed
venture, so
when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own
hurt.
All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time
when one man lords it over another to his own
detriment.
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
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—
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.
Yea also,
when he that is a
fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a
fool.
Even as the
fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows
everyone that he is a
fool.
Woe to thee, O land,
when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
Blessed art thou, O land,
when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for
drunkenness!
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for
drunkenness.
Remember now thy
Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw
nigh,
when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Remember your
Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of
adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
In the day
when the keepers of the house shall
tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be
darkened,
on the day the keepers of the house
tremble and the strong men
stoop,
when those
grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see
dimly,
And the doors shall be shut in the streets,
when the sound of the
grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;
when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away,
when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow
faint,
Also
when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the
almond tree shall
flourish, and the
grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
when men fear the heights and dangers of the road,
when the
almond tree blossoms, the
grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper
berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart
sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
O that thou
wert as my brother, that
sucked the breasts of my mother!
when I should find thee without, I would
kiss thee;
yea, I should not be
despised.
O that you were to me like a brother who
nursed at my mother’s breasts! If I found you outdoors, I would
kiss you, and no one would
despise me.
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
We have a little sister, and her breasts are not yet grown. What shall we do for our sister on the day she is spoken for?
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to
tread my courts?
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this
trampling of My courts?
And
when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you:
yea,
when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not
listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
when he ariseth to
shake terribly the earth.
Men will
flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty,
when He rises to
shake the earth.
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the
ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
when he ariseth to
shake terribly the earth.
They will
flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the
splendor of His majesty,
when He rises to
shake the earth.
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a
cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this
heap of
rubble.”
When the Lord shall have washed away the
filth of the daughters of
Zion, and shall have
purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
when the Lord has washed away the
filth of the daughters of
Zion and
cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
What could have been done more to my
vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore,
when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
What more could I have done for My
vineyard than I already did for it? Why,
when I expected sweet grapes, did it bring forth
sour fruit?
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a
teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them,
when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the
terebinth and oak leave stumps
when felled, so the holy seed will be a
stump in the land.”
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is
confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
When it was reported to the house of David that
Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of
Ahaz and his people
trembled like trees in the forest
shaken by the wind.
And
when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that
peep, and that
mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
When men tell you to
consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who
whisper and
mutter, shouldn’t a people
consult their God instead? Why
consult the dead on behalf of the living?
And they shall pass through it, hardly
bestead and
hungry: and it shall come to pass, that
when they shall be
hungry, they shall
fret themselves, and
curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Nevertheless, there will be no more
gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of
Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the nations:
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men
rejoice when they divide the
spoil.
You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people
rejoice before You as they
rejoice at harvest time, as men
rejoice in dividing the
plunder.
And what will ye do in the day of
visitation, and in the
desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye
flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
What will you do on the day of
reckoning when devastation comes from
afar? To whom will you
flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that
when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount
Zion and on Jerusalem, I will
punish the fruit of the
stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
So
when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount
Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will
punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his
arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
And shall
consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as
when a standardbearer fainteth.
The
splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man.
And the LORD of hosts shall
stir up a
scourge for him according to the slaughter of
Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
And the LORD of Hosts will
brandish a
whip against them, as
when He struck
Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
And there shall be an
highway for the
remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
There will be a
highway for the
remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel
when they came up from the land of Egypt.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’
excellency, shall be as
when God overthrew
Sodom and
Gomorrah.
And Babylon, the
jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like
Sodom and
Gomorrah.
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a
covert to them from the face of the
spoiler: for the
extortioner is at an end, the
spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Let my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.”
When the
oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have
vanished from the land,
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.
And it shall be as
when the
harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of
Rephaim.
as the
reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of
Rephaim.