312 verses contain “most” (in the KJV: 248, in the BSB: 162) — showing 201–300
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And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So
Esdras blessed the Lord God
most High, the God of hosts,
Almighty.
And my spirit was
sore moved, so that I began to speak words full of fear to the
most High, and said,
And said, Thy heart hath gone to far in this world, and thinkest thou to
comprehend the way of the
most High?
And he answered me, saying, Do not thou
hasten above the
most Highest: for thy
haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded.
But if the
most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third
trumpet that the sun shall suddenly
shine again in the night, and the moon
thrice in the day:
And my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the most High again,
And I said, No, Lord: but of very grief have I spoken: for my
reins pain me every hour, while I labour to
comprehend the way of the
most High, and to seek out part of his judgment.
For thy voice is heard before the
most High: for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also thy
chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth.
And in the eighth night was my heart
vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the
most High.
And
deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the
most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways:
And the most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long suffering shall have an end:
And that there is promised us an
everlasting hope, whereas ourselves being
most wicked are made vain?
And that the glory of the
most High is kept to defend them which have led a
wary life, whereas we have walked in the
most wicked ways of all?
I answered then, and said, I know, Lord, that the
most High is called
merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come into the world,
And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for few.
In this also thou art marvellous before the most High:
For when they had taken liberty, they
despised the
most High, thought
scorn of his law, and
forsook his ways.
Then shalt thou well understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning.
And I opened my mouth, and began to talk before the most High, and said,
For now the
most High
seeth that thou art
grieved unfeignedly, and sufferest from thy whole heart for her, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the
comeliness of her beauty:
And so shall the Highest
shew thee visions of the high things, which the
most High will do unto them that dwell upon the earth in the last days. So I
slept that night and another, like as he commanded me.
In his last days shall the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth,
Behold, the days come, when the most High will begin to deliver them that are upon the earth.
For the most High then shewed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they were passed over.
Then went I forth into the field, giving praise and
thanks greatly unto the
most High because of his wonders which he did in time;
And set aside the thoughts that are
most heavy unto thee, and
haste thee to
flee from these times.
And when I was in mine own country, in the land of Israel being but young, all the tribe of Nephthali my father fell from the house of Jerusalem, which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes should sacrifice there, where the temple of the
habitation of the
most High was consecrated and built for all ages.
And the
most High gave me grace and favour before Enemessar, so that I was his
purveyor.
For
alms is a good gift unto all that give it in the sight of the
most High.
Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into
Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the
most.
Then said Ozias unto her, O daughter, blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies.
All Israel in like manner
cried most earnestly unto the Lord, because their death was before their eyes.
But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked
wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, but live by
most just laws:
And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner.
Therefore every city and country
whatsoever, which shall not do according to these things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only unpassable for men, but also
most hateful to wild beasts and fowls for ever.
But the righteous live for
evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the
most High.
Kind to man,
steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and
most subtil, spirits.
Whom thou hatedst for doing
most odious works of witchcrafts, and wicked sacrifices;
And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing.
And all the enemies of thy people, that hold them in subjection, are
most foolish, and are more
miserable than very babes.
Yea, they worshipped those beasts also that are
most hateful: for being compared together, some are worse than others.
For, which is most to be wondered at, the fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: for the world fighteth for the righteous.
Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of
skipping beasts, or a
roaring voice of
most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding
echo from the hollow mountains; these things made them to
swoon for fear.
The word of God
most high is the fountain of wisdom; and her ways are
everlasting commandments.
Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the
most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother
doth.
Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it.
Hate not laborious work, neither
husbandry, which the
most High hath ordained.
Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High.
Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence; and if not from him, yet from the most High.
For the
most High hateth sinners, and will repay
vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment.
It is a
tempest which no man can see: for the
most part of his works are
hid.
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.
Who shall praise the
most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give
thanks?
The number of a man’s days at the most are an hundred years.
Admonish thy neighbour before thou
threaten him; and not being
angry, give place to the law of the
most High.
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
A man that breaketh
wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who
seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body
seeth me; what need I to fear? the
most High will not remember my sins:
Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts.
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the
most High; and secondly, she hath
trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the
whore in
adultery, and brought children by another man.
In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
All these things are the book of the covenant of the
most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an
heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
Lay up thy
treasure according to the commandments of the
most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another.
If they be not sent from the
most High in thy
visitation, set not thy heart upon them.
The
most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he
pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
Give unto the
most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast
gotten, give with a
cheerful eye.
The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come
nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the
most High shall behold to judge righteously, and
execute judgment.
And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth.
For of the
most High cometh
healing, and he shall receive honour of the king.
But he that giveth his mind to the law of the
most High, and is occupied in the
meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in
prophecies.
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the
most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make
supplication for his sins.
And why art thou against the pleasure of the
most High? there is no
inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.
Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have
forsaken the law of the
most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction:
Of the law of the
most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to
justify the ungodly;
The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High:
It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it.
Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.
He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.
For he called upon the
most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to
slay that mighty
warrior, and set up the horn of his people.
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.
Who
didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the
most High:
All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they
forsook the law of the
most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
As the sun
shining upon the temple of the
most High, and as the
rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:
And finishing the service at the altar, that he might
adorn the offering of the
most high
Almighty,
He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the
grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the
most high King of all.
Then
shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver
trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a
remembrance before the
most High.
Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God
Almighty, the
most High.
And the people
besought the Lord, the
most High, by prayer before him that is
merciful, till the
solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service.
And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High.
The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
And thou
didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies,
most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the
most wicked in all the world.
Then
straightways certain of
Heliodorus’ friends prayed Onias, that he would call upon the
most High to grant him his life, who lay ready to give up the ghost.
But
Jason slew his own citizens without mercy, not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a
most unhappy day for him; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his countrymen, whom he conquered.
Yet was he not content with this, but presumed to go into the
most holy temple of all the world;
Menelaus, that
traitor to the laws, and to his own country, being his guide:
And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day.
But he began to consider
discreetly, and as became his age, and the
excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head,
whereon was come, and his
most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them
straightways to send him to the grave.