424 verses contain “strong” (in the KJV: 339, in the BSB: 231) — showing 101–200
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Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.
Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men—18 in all.
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously so that he became powerful.
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand.
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand.
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
You have broken down all his walls; You have reduced his strongholds to rubble.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty if we are strong— yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.
And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
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.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:
In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”