1,335 verses contain “can” (in the KJV: 773, in the BSB: 1,043) — showing 601–700
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Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell;
They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;
They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see;
They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.
they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths.
How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet?
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Man’s goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
I have seen that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will come after him?
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
For who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?
Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
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?
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
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,
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
There is nothing Egypt can do— head or tail, palm or reed.
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.