42 verses contain “complain” (in the KJV: 26, in the BSB: 27) — showing 1–42
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And Abraham reproved
Abimelech because of a well of water, which
Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
And when the people
complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was
kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the
uttermost parts of the camp.
Soon the people began to
complain about their
hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was
kindled, and fire from the LORD
blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which
murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they
murmur against me.
“How long will this wicked congregation
grumble against Me? I have heard the
complaints that the Israelites are making against Me.
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
Count not thine
handmaid for a daughter of
Belial: for out of the abundance of my
complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my
anguish and grief.”
And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a
lad, Carry him to his mother.
“My head! My head!” he
complained to his father. So his father told a servant, “Carry him to his mother.”
And I was very
angry when I heard their cry and these words.
When I heard their outcry and these
complaints, I became extremely
angry,
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.
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my
couch shall ease my
complaint;
When I think my bed will comfort me and my
couch will ease my
complaint,
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.
As for me, is my
complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Is my
complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
if my land
cries out against me and its furrows
weep together,
Why
dost thou
strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
Attend unto me, and hear me: I
mourn in my
complaint, and make a noise;
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hear, O God, my voice of
complaint; preserve my life from
dread of the enemy.
I poured out my
complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no
complaining in our streets.
Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of
lament in our streets.
Who hath
woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath
babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Who has
woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has
complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has
bloodshot eyes?
Wherefore
doth a living man
complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Why should any
mortal man
complain, in view of his sins?
But their
scribes and
Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
And when Paul was now about to open his mouth,
Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked
lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
But just as Paul was about to speak,
Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a
wrongdoing or
vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your
complaint.
So if
Demetrius and his fellow
craftsmen have a
complaint against
anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and
grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
Neither
murmur ye, as some of them also
murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also do ye.
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths
spew arrogance; they
flatter others for their own advantage.
I will hold my tongue no more as touching their wickedness, which they
profanely commit, neither will I suffer them in those things, in which they wickedly exercise themselves: behold, the innocent and righteous blood crieth unto me, and the souls of the just
complain continually.
And when one of the Ninevites went and
complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and
hid myself; understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear.
Till he hath received, he will
kiss a man’s hand; and for his neighbour’s money he will speak
submissly: but when he should repay, he will
prolong the time, and return words of grief, and
complain of the time.
The children will complain of an ungodly father, because they shall be reproached for his sake.
If therefore they complain any more against thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee by sea and by land.
And he made him sit by himself, and said into his princes, Go with him into the midst of the city, and make
proclamation, that no man
complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause.
And though certain ungodly men of the people had made complaints against him,
And when the king was come again from the places about
Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks that
abhorred the fact also,
complained because Onias was slain without cause.