2,160 verses contain “thing” (in the KJV: 2,015, in the BSB: 636) — showing 2,001–2,100
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To depart from wickedness is a
thing pleasing to the Lord; and to
forsake unrighteousness is a
propitiation.
For all these things are to be done because of the commandment.
Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.
For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing.
The smith also sitting by the
anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the
anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the
thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.
For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.
The principal
things for the whole use of man’s life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the
grape, and oil, and clothing.
All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil.
Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing.
All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season.
Great
travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother’s
womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all
things.
Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, trouble their thoughts, and cause fear of heart;
Such
things happen unto all flesh, both man and beast, and that is
sevenfold more upon sinners.
These things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood.
All
things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters
doth return into the sea.
O death, how bitter is the
remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath nothing to
vex him, and that hath prosperity in all
things:
yea, unto him that is yet able to receive meat!
O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the
needy, and unto him whose strength faileth, that is now in the last age, and is
vexed with all
things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost
patience!
Therefore be
shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all
shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every
thing.
Of these
things be not thou
ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby:
Deliver all things in number and weight; and put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in.
I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord.
He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things.
All these
things live and remain for ever for all uses, and they are all
obedient.
All things are double one against another: and he hath made nothing imperfect.
One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory?
By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist.
There are yet
hid greater
things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works.
For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom.
God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good
things be not abolished, and that their glory may
endure for ever.
For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.
He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things or ever they came.
Sem and
Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living
thing in creation.
Now therefore
bless ye the God of all, which only doeth
wondrous things every where, which exalteth our days from the
womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy.
Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise.
For if he do them, he shall be strong to all
things: for the light of the Lord leadeth him, who giveth wisdom to the godly. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever.
Amen,
Amen. A Prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach.
Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these
things, seeing your souls are very
thirsty?
To bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that were written in the law of Moses;
But he that knoweth all
things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for
evermore hath filled it with
fourfooted beasts:
Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.
O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us.
Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are
gnawed upon by
things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.
The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
As for the
things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and
abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and
impotent they give nothing of it.
Menstruous women and women in
childbed eat their sacrifices: by these
things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods?
Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in an house, to keep such
things therein, than such false gods. or a
pillar of wood in a a palace, than such false gods.
For thou art righteous in all the
things that thou hast done to us:
yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.
In all the
things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment
didst thou bring all these
things upon us because of our sins.
In all
things have we
trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us.
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.
O all ye
things that grow in the earth,
bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
And they did as she
bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at privy doors to
fetch the
things that she had commanded them: but they saw not the elders, because they were
hid.
Then
Susanna sighed, and said, I am
straitened on every side: for if I do this
thing, it is death unto me: and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands.
But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: these
things do we
testify.
Then
Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O
everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all
things before they be:
Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me, and, behold, I must die; whereas I never did such
things as these men have
maliciously invented against me.
Then Daniel
smiled, and said, O king, be not
deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any
thing.
And they little regarded it: for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and consumed those things.
And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.
And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die.
Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean
thing.
Which
thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his
reins trembled, neither could he
forbear to
shew his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and
slew him upon the altar.
Which
thing when
Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he
smote him, and
slew him: many also fell down slain, but the rest fled.
Now when king
Antiochus heard these
things, he was full of
indignation: wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army.
Moreover he delivered unto him the half of his forces, and the elephants, and gave him charge of all things that he would have done, as also concerning them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusalem:
And lo, the heathen are assembled together against us to destroy us: what things they imagine against us, thou knowest.
When therefore they perceived these
things, they were
sore afraid, and seeing also the host of
Judas in the plain ready to fight,
Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass.
And made up the sanctuary, and the
things that were within the temple, and
hallowed the courts.
Where they met with the Nabathites, who came unto them in a peaceable manner, and told them every thing that had happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad:
Wherefore if thou
dost not prevent them quickly, they will do the greater
things than these, neither shalt thou be able to rule them.
And covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before: for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws.
Which
thing after it was known to
Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with
deceit, he was
sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more.
In consideration of these
things,
Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and
Jason the son of
Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of
amity and
confederacy with them,
Neither shall they give any
thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with
victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any
thing therefore.
Howbeit if
hereafter the one party or the other shall think to meet to add or diminish any
thing, they may do it at their pleasures, and
whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be
ratified.
Then
Judas said, God
forbid that I should do this
thing, and
flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die
manfully for our brethren, and let us not
stain our honour.
As for the other
things concerning
Judas and his wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not written: for they were very many.
And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a
palsy, so that he could no more speak any
thing, nor give order concerning his house.
Which
thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of
Judea.
Which
thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and
sware unto him that he would never do him
harm all the days of his life.
Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us, and we will well
recompense you for the
things ye do in our behalf,
And beside this, the five thousand shekels of silver, which they took from the uses of the temple out of the accounts year by year, even those
things shall be released, because they
appertain to the priests that minister.
Now when king ALexander heard these
things, he honoured
Jonathan yet more.
So the king consented, and wrote letters unto
Jonathan of all these
things after this manner:
Wherefore we have
ratified unto them the borders of
Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and
Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto
Judea from the country of Samaria, and all
things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly
aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.
And as for other
things that belong unto us, of the
tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief.
Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these
things, and let it be delivered unto
Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place.
Therefore we also,
albeit we need none of these
things, that we have the holy books of scripture in our hands to comfort us,
And gave them
exhortation, saying, Ye
yourselves know what great
things I, and my brethren, and my father’s house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the battles also and troubles which we have seen.
Then
cried they to Simon,
beseeching him to be at one with them: which
thing he granted them; and when he had put them out from thence, he
cleansed the tower from pollutions:
The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of good
things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike
apparel.
And did register the
things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of
Antiochus, and
Antipater son of
Jason, the Jews’ ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us.
At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these
things notified unto us.