12,750 verses contain “for” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 11,801–11,900
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Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old.
Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth.
Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour.
Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly.
Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices.
For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly.
Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman.
The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches.
Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate,
The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.
In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.
For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways.
The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered.
Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children.
Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful man hath many trains.
For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee.
Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness; lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot.
Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.
For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.
Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.
If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee.
Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten.
Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation.
He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously.
All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it.
Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man.
He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works.
Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly.
He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding.
Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage.
For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord’s portion:
But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them.
Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently.
For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
He that liveth for ever Hath created all things in general.
Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane.
As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out.
Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on.
For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee.
And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil.
There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold.
A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; for he will not speak it in due season.
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
He that buildeth his house with other men’s money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.