957 verses contain “turn” (in the KJV: 707, in the BSB: 610) — showing 401–500
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Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I
hate the work of them that
turn aside; it shall not
cleave to me.
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I
hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not
cling to me.
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not
despise their prayer.
He will
turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not
despise their prayer.
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
He
turned their heart to
hate his people, to deal
subtilly with his servants.
whose hearts He
turned to
hate His people, to
conspire against His servants.
He
turned their waters into blood, and
slew their fish.
He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to
divert His wrath from destroying them.
He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;
He
turns rivers into deserts, springs of water into
thirsty ground,
He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back.
The sea observed and fled; the Jordan turned back;
What
ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou
wast driven back?
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
who
turned the rock into a
pool, the flint into a fountain of water!
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and
quicken thou me in thy way.
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Turn away the disgrace I
dread, for Your judgments are good.
The proud have had me greatly in
derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
I thought on my ways, and
turned my feet unto thy
testimonies.
I considered my ways and
turned my steps to Your
testimonies.
Let those that fear thee
turn unto me, and those that have known thy
testimonies.
May those who fear You
turn to me, those who know Your
testimonies.
Look thou upon me, and be
merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy
testimonies.
Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not
turned from Your
testimonies.
As for such as
turn aside unto their
crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
But those who
turn to
crooked ways the LORD will
banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
When the LORD
turned again the captivity of
Zion, we were like them that dream.
When the LORD restored the
captives of
Zion, we were like dreamers.
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Restore our
captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev.
Let them all be confounded and
turned back that
hate Zion.
May all who
hate Zion be
turned back in shame.
For thy servant David’s sake
turn not away the face of thine
anointed.
The LORD hath
sworn in truth unto David; he will not
turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
The LORD
swore an oath to David, a promise He will not
revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he
turneth upside down.
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
If you had
repented at my
rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
For the
turning away of the simple shall
slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Get wisdom, get understanding:
forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not
forget my words or
turn from them.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Do not
swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your feet away from evil.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
So now, my sons,
listen to me, and do not
turn aside from the words of my mouth.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not
astray in her paths.
Do not let your heart
turn aside to her ways; do not
stray into her paths.
Whoso is simple, let him
turn in
hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
“
Whoever is simple, let him
turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
Whoso is simple, let him
turn in
hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
“
Whoever is simple, let him
turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is
abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but
turning from evil is
detestable to fools.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the
fool rageth, and is
confident.
A wise man fears and
turns from evil, but a
fool is careless and
reckless.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
A soft answer
turneth away wrath: but
grievous words
stir up anger.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
By mercy and truth iniquity is
purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is
atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one
turns aside from evil.
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
whithersoever it
turneth, it prospereth.
A
bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he
turns, he succeeds.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he
turneth it
whithersoever he will.
The king’s heart is a
waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
or the LORD will see and
disapprove, and
turn His wrath away from him.
Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine
infamy turn not away.
lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your
infamy never go away.
As the door
turneth upon his hinges, so
doth the
slothful upon his bed.
As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
He that
turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be
abomination.
Scornful men bring a city into a
snare: but wise men
turn away wrath.
Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
The wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man
mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at
noon: for why should I be as one that
turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at
midday? Why should I be like a
veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
Until the day break, and the shadows
flee away,
turn, my beloved, and be thou like a
roe or a young
hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Before the day breaks and shadows
flee,
turn, my beloved, and be like a
gazelle or a young
stag on the mountains of Bether.
I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer.
I opened for my beloved, but he had
turned and gone. My heart
sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women?
whither is thy beloved
turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from
Gilead.
Turn your eyes away from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down from
Gilead.
Ah sinful nation, a people
laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have
forsaken the LORD, they have
provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
Alas, O sinful nation, a people
laden with iniquity, a
brood of evildoers, children of
depravity! They have
forsaken the LORD; they have
despised the Holy One of Israel and
turned their backs on Him.
And I will
turn my hand upon thee, and purely
purge away thy
dross, and take away all thy tin:
I will
turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly
purge your
dross; I will remove all your impurities.
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to
err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Youths
oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they
turn you from your paths.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who
turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Therefore is the anger of the LORD
kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath
smitten them: and the hills did
tremble, and their carcases were
torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains
quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets.
Despite all this, His anger is not
turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be
healed.
Make the hearts of this people calloused;
deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and
turn and be
healed.”
The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall
devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have
devoured Israel with open mouths.
Despite all this, His anger is not
turned away; His hand is still upraised.
For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an
hypocrite and an
evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no
compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly.
Despite all this, His anger is not
turned away; His hand is still upraised.
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim,
Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim
Manasseh; together they
turn against Judah.
Despite all this, His anger is not
turned away; His hand is still upraised.
To
turn aside the
needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may
rob the fatherless!
to deprive the poor of fair treatment and
withhold justice from the
oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their
plunder.
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Nothing will remain but to
crouch among the
captives or fall among the slain.
Despite all this, His anger is not
turned away; His hand is still upraised.
For yet a very little while, and the
indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
For in just a little while My
fury against you will
subside, and My anger will
turn to their destruction.”
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou
wast angry with me, thine anger is
turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were
angry with me, Your anger has
turned away, and You have comforted me.
And it shall be as the
chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man
turn to his own people, and
flee every one into his own land.
Like a
hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a
shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will
flee to his native land.
That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
who
turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the
captives return to their homes?”
For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall
disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall
turn it back?
The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can
thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can
turn it back?
At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
And they shall
turn the rivers far away; and the
brooks of defence shall be
emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
The canals will
stink; the streams of Egypt will
trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that
weave networks, shall be confounded.
The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
And the LORD shall
smite Egypt: he shall
smite and
heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall
heal them.
And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but
heal them. They will
turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and
heal them.
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will
weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the
spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Therefore I said, “
Turn away from me, let me
weep bitterly! Do not try to
console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
He will surely violently
turn and
toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the
chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord’s house.
roll you into a ball, and
sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious
chariots will remain—a disgrace to the house of your master.
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall
turn to her
hire, and shall commit
fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to
hire as a
prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and
turneth it
upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and
scatter its inhabitants—
There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is
darkened, the
mirth of the land is gone.
In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy
turns to
gloom;
rejoicing is exiled from the land.
And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.
a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and a strength to those who
repel the
onslaught at the gate.
Surely your
turning of things
upside down shall be esteemed as the
potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
You have
turned things
upside down, as if the
potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the
potter, “He has no understanding”?
Is it not yet a very little while, and
Lebanon shall be
turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
That make a man an
offender for a word, and lay a
snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and
turn aside the just for a thing of
nought.
those who
indict a man with a word, who
ensnare the
mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Return to the One against whom you have so
blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
And the streams thereof shall be
turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into
brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Edom’s streams will be
turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a
blazing pitch.
How then
wilt thou
turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
Because thy
rage against me, and thy
tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my
bridle in thy lips, and I will
turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Because your
rage and
arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My
bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
