503 verses contain “follow” (in the KJV: 300, in the BSB: 356) — showing 201–300
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Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD
stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a
proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to
fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD
stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a
proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as
follows:
And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa,
Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not
shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
The
following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha,
Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the
scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to
Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the
scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King
Artaxerxes as
follows:
They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto
Darius the king, all peace.
The report they sent him read as
follows: To King
Darius: All peace.
And there was found at
Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
And a
scroll was found in the fortress of
Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the
following written on it:
Memorandum:
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by
genealogy. And I found a register of the
genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
Then my God put it into my heart to
assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be
enrolled by
genealogy. I found the
genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the
following written in it:
And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha,
Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not
shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
The
following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha,
Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
They
clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a
curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a
sworn oath to
follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
And the other company of them that gave
thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
The second
thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I
followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
The clods of the valley are sweet to him;
everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any
blot hath
cleaved to mine hands;
If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has
followed my eyes, or if impurity has
stuck to my hands,
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
Surely goodness and mercy will
follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
They also that render evil for good are mine
adversaries; because I
follow the thing that good is.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
She shall be brought unto the king in
raiment of
needlework: the virgins her companions that
follow her shall be brought unto thee.
In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.
The singers went before, the players on instruments
followed after; among them were the damsels playing with
timbrels.
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
from tending the ewes He brought him to be
shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
So I gave them up unto their own hearts’
lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
So I gave them up to their
stubborn hearts to
follow their own devices.
Oh that my people had
hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
If only My people would
listen to Me, if Israel would
follow My ways,
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Let his
posterity be cut off; and in the generation
following let their name be
blotted out.
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be
blotted out from the next generation.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who
follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures
forever!
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;
yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
They draw
nigh that
follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
He goeth after her
straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a
fool to the correction of the stocks;
He
follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a
trap,
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
When pride comes, disgrace
follows, but with
humility comes wisdom.
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
The way of the wicked is an
abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that
followeth after righteousness.
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
He that tilleth his land shall have
plenty of bread: but he that
followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
The one who works his land will have
plenty of food, but
whoever chases
fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
There is no
remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any
remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.
There is no
remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who
follow after.
I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his
stead.
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this;
yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
It is good to
grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will
follow both warnings.
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the
shepherds’ tents.
If you do not know, O fairest of women,
follow the tracks of the flock, and
graze your young goats near the tents of the
shepherds.
Thy princes are
rebellious, and companions of
thieves: every one loveth gifts, and
followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither
doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Your rulers are rebels, friends of
thieves. They all love bribes and
chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the
plea of the widow never comes before them.
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may
follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who
linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Hearken to me, ye that
follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are
hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are
digged.
“
Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the
quarry from which you were
hewn.
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a
rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
All day long I have held out My hands to an
obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who
follow their own imaginations,
They that
sanctify themselves, and
purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating
swine’s flesh, and the
abomination, and the
mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
“Those who
consecrate and
purify themselves to enter the groves—to
follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of
swine and
vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine
espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
“Go and
proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a
bride, how you
followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
This is what the LORD says: “What fault did your fathers find in Me that they
strayed so far from Me, and
followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also
transgressed against me, and the prophets
prophesied by
Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets
prophesied by
Baal and
followed useless idols.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer
follow the
stubbornness of their evil hearts.
But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly
heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.
If ye
oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your
hurt:
if you no longer
oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or
follow other gods to your own
harm,
Will ye
steal, murder, and commit
adultery, and
swear falsely, and burn incense unto
Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Will you
steal and murder, commit
adultery and
perjury, burn incense to
Baal, and
follow other gods that you have not known,
But they
hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Yet they did not
listen or
incline their ear, but they
followed the
stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.
And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after
Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
Instead, they have
followed the
stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.
Yet they would not obey or
incline their ears, but each one
followed the
stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to
follow but they did not keep.”
They are turned back to the
iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers.
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this
girdle, which is good for nothing.
These evil people, who refuse to
listen to My words, who
follow the
stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have
forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have
forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Then you are to answer them: ‘It is because your fathers have
forsaken Me, declares the LORD, and
followed other gods, and served and worshiped them. They abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.
And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not
hearken unto me:
And you have done more evil than your fathers. See how each of you
follows the
stubbornness of his evil heart instead of obeying Me.
As for me, I have not
hastened from being a
pastor to
follow thee: neither have I desired the
woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
But I have not run away from being Your
shepherd; I have not desired the day of
despair. You know that the
utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will
follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the
stubbornness of his evil heart.’”
The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
So the prophet Jeremiah spoke to all the people of Judah and all the residents of Jerusalem as follows:
And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and
provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no
hurt.
Do not
follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not
provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no
harm.’
Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine,
whereof ye were afraid, shall
follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you
dread will
follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.
They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
One post shall run to meet another, and one
messenger to meet another, to
shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,
And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and
smite: let not your eye
spare, neither have ye
pity:
And as I
listened, He said to the others, “
Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show
pity or
spare anyone!
When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place
whither the head looked they
followed it; they turned not as they went.
When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the
cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved.
And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you have neither
followed My statutes nor practiced My ordinances, but you have
conformed to the ordinances of the nations around you.”
That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
Thus saith the Lord GOD;
Woe unto the
foolish prophets, that
follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
This is what the Lord GOD says:
Woe to the
foolish prophets who
follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.
And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.
So your
prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one
solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite!
Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.
He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received
usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
He withholds his hand from
harming the poor and takes no interest or
usury. He keeps My ordinances and
follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they
despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly
polluted: then I said, I would pour out my
fury upon them in the wilderness, to
consume them.
Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not
follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly
profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.
Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.
Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’
And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one
shepherd for all of them. They will
follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall
scatter among them the prey, and
spoil, and riches:
yea, and he shall
forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
In a time of peace, he will
invade the richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will
lavish plunder,
loot, and wealth on his
followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.
She will pursue her lovers but not catch them; she will seek them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will return to my first husband, for then I was better off than now.’
Ephraim is
oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
Ephraim is
oppressed,
crushed in judgment, for he is determined to
follow worthless idols.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and
followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and
desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.
And the LORD took me as I
followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go,
prophesy unto my people Israel.
But the LORD took me from
following the flock and said to me, ‘Go,
prophesy to My people Israel.’
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of
Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a
desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an
hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of
Ahab’s house; you have
followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a
desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the
scorn of the nations.”
Before him went the
pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
And they
straightway left their nets, and
followed him.
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
And there
followed him great multitudes of people from
Galilee, and from
Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
The large crowds that
followed Him came from
Galilee, the
Decapolis, Jerusalem,
Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
When Jesus heard it, he
marvelled, and said to them that
followed,
Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
When Jesus heard this, He
marveled and said to those
following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found
anyone in Israel with such great faith.
And a certain
scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will
follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
And one of the
scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will
follow You wherever You go.”
But Jesus said unto him,
Follow me; and let the dead
bury their dead.
But Jesus told him, “
Follow Me, and let the dead
bury their own dead.”
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the
receipt of custom: and he saith unto him,
Follow me. And he arose, and
followed him.
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax
booth. “
Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and
followed Him.