1,856 verses contain “take” (in the KJV: 1,437, in the BSB: 969) — showing 801–900
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In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my soul,
Flee as a bird to your mountain?
In the LORD I
take refuge. How then can you say to me: “
Flee like a bird to your mountain!
How long shall I
take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be
exalted over me?
How long must I
wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy
dominate me?
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
He that putteth not out his money to
usury, nor
taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
who
lends his money without interest and refuses a
bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be
shaken.
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that
hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor
take up their names into my lips.
Sorrows will multiply to those who
chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
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.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a
buckler to all those that trust in him.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is
flawless. He is a shield to all who
take refuge in Him.
Consider my
affliction and trouble, and
take away all my sins.
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be
ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with
bloody men:
Do not
take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of
bloodshed,
When my father and my mother
forsake me, then the LORD will
take me up.
Though my father and mother
forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be
ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
For I have heard the
slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to
take away my life.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to
take my life.
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be
desolate.
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Take hold of shield and
buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Take up Your shield and
buckler; arise and come to my aid.
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
I said, I will
take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a
bridle, while the wicked is before me.
I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a
muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine
iniquities have
taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
But God will
redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me.
Selah.
But God will
redeem my life from
Sheol, for He will surely
take me to Himself.
Selah I will
take no
bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
I have no need for a bull from your
stall or goats from your pens,
But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to
recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall
take thee away, and
pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living.
Selah.
Surely God will bring you down to
everlasting ruin; He will
snatch you up and
tear you away from your tent; He will
uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They
conspire, they
lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to
take my life.
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy
bottle: are they not in thy book?
You have
taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your
bottle— are they not in Your book?
Be
merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee:
yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these
calamities be overpast.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall
take them away as with a
whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will
sweep them away.
They run and prepare themselves without my fault:
awake to help me, and behold.
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be
taken in their pride: and for
cursing and lying which they speak.
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be
trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
I will
abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the
covert of thy wings.
Selah.
Let me dwell in Your tent
forever and
take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
Selah The righteous shall be
glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Let the righteous
rejoice in the LORD and
take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart
exult.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of
heaviness: and I looked for some to
take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in
despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.
Pour out thine
indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger
take hold of them.
Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life
conspire,
Saying, God hath
forsaken him:
persecute and
take him; for there is none to deliver him.
saying, “God has
forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to
rescue him.”
Thou preparedst room before it, and
didst cause it to
take deep root, and it filled the land.
You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land.
They have
taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.
who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine
anointed.
Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your
anointed.
Thou hast
taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned
thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
You
withheld all Your
fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever
betray My faithfulness.
Understand, ye
brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
For Your servants delight in her stones and
take pity on her dust.
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
When You hide Your face, they are
terrified; when You
take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
May his days be few; may another take his position.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
The LORD
taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that
hate me.
The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who
hate me.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
Horror hath
taken hold upon me because of the wicked that
forsake thy law.
Rage has
taken hold of me because of the wicked who
reject Your law.
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not
forget thy law.
I constantly
take my life in my hands, yet I do not
forget Your law.
Trouble and
anguish have
taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.
If I
take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the
uttermost parts of the sea;
If I rise on the wings of the
dawn, if I settle by the
farthest sea,
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
who speak of You
deceitfully; Your enemies
take Your name in vain.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to
practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their
dainties.
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or
take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their
delicacies.
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.
LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
For the LORD
taketh pleasure in his people: he will
beautify the
meek with salvation.
For the LORD
takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the
afflicted with salvation.
So are the ways of every one that is
greedy of gain; which
taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Such is the fate of all who are
greedy, whose unjust gain
takes the lives of its possessors.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
None who go to her return or
negotiate the paths of life.
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the
snare.
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of
slumber until they make someone fall.
Her feet go down to death; her steps
take hold on
hell.
Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to
Sheol.
His own
iniquities shall
take the wicked himself, and he shall be
holden with the cords of his sins.
Thou art
snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art
taken with the words of thy mouth.
if you have been
trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her
take thee with her eyelids.
Do not
lust in your heart for her beauty or let her
captivate you with her eyes.
Can a man
take fire in his
bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
Come, let us
take our fill of love until the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
He hath
taken a
bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
He took with him a
bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be
taken in their own
naughtiness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are
trapped by their own desires.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
He who is slow to anger is better than a
warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
A wicked man
taketh a gift out of the
bosom to
pervert the ways of judgment.
Take his garment that is
surety for a stranger: and
take a
pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get
collateral if it is for a foreigner.
A
prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The
prudent see danger and
take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
for the LORD will
take up their case and will
plunder those who
rob them.
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
For their
redeemer is mighty; he shall
plead their cause with thee.
for their
Redeemer is strong; He will
take up their case against you.
Take away the
dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Remove the
dross from the silver, and a vessel for a
silversmith will come forth.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
As he that
taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as
vinegar upon
nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or
vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
He that passeth by, and meddleth with
strife belonging not to him, is like one that
taketh a dog by the ears.
Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
A
prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The
prudent see danger and
take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.