Haller's Concordance: THAN
- And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne; Gen. 4:13
- And they say, `Come nigh hither;' they say also, `This one hath come in to sojourn, and he certainly judgeth! now, we do evil to thee more than to them;' and they press against the man, against Lot greatly, and come nigh to break the door. Gen. 19:9
- And Jehovah saith to her, `Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the one people than the other people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.' Gen. 25:23
- And Abimelech saith unto Isaac, `Go from us; for thou hast become much mightier than we;' Gen. 26:16
- and Laban saith, `It is better for me to give her to thee than to give her to another man; dwell with me;' Gen. 29:19
- And he goeth in also unto Rachel, and he also loveth Rachel more than Leah; and he serveth with him yet seven other years. Gen. 29:30
- for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their cattle; Gen. 36:7
- And Israel hath loved Joseph more than any of his sons, for he is a son of his old age, and hath made for him a long coat; Gen. 37:3
- and his brethren see that their father hath loved him more than any of his brethren, and they hate him, and have not been able to speak to him peaceably. Gen. 37:4
- And Judah discerneth and saith, `She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again. Gen. 38:26
- none is greater in this house than I, and he hath not withheld from me anything, except thee, because thou art his wife; and how shall I do this great evil? -- then have I sinned against God.' Gen. 39:9
- thou -- thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.' Gen. 41:40
- and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him. Gen. 43:34
- And his father refuseth, and saith, `I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;' Gen. 48:19
- and he saith unto his people, `Lo, the people of the sons of Israel is more numerous and mighty than we; Ex. 1:9
- Is not this the word which we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Cease from us, and we serve the Egyptians; for better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in a wilderness?' Ex. 14:12
- now I have known that Jehovah is greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly -- He is above them!' Ex. 18:11
- `And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; Ex. 19:5
- and speak unto Moses, saying, `The people are multiplying to bring in more than sufficient for the service of the work which Jehovah commanded to make.' Ex. 36:5
- `And if his offering is a burnt-offering out of the fowl to Jehovah, than he hath brought near his offering out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons, Lev. 1:14
- and the priest hath seen the plague in the skin of the flesh, and the hair in the plague hath turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the skin of his flesh -- it is a plague of leprosy, and the priest hath seen him, and hath pronounced him unclean. Lev. 13:3
- `And if the bright spot is white in the skin of his flesh, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and its hair hath not turned white, then hath the priest shut up him who hath the plague seven days. Lev. 13:4
- and the priest hath seen, and lo, its appearance is lower than the skin, and its hair hath turned white, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy -- in an ulcer it hath broken out. Lev. 13:20
- `And if the priest see it, and lo, there is no white hair in it, and it is not lower than the skin, and is become weak, then hath the priest shut him up seven days; Lev. 13:21
- and the priest hath seen it, and lo, the hair hath turned white in the bright spot, and its appearance is deeper than the skin; leprosy it is, in the burning it hath broken out, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a plague of leprosy. Lev. 13:25
- `And if the priest see it, and lo, there is no white hair on the bright spot, and it is not lower than the skin, and it is become weak, then the priest hath shut him up seven days; Lev. 13:26
- then hath the priest seen the plague, and lo, its appearance is deeper than the skin, and in it a thin shining hair, and the priest hath pronounced him unclean; it is a scall -- it is a leprosy of the head or of the beard. Lev. 13:30
- `And when the priest seeth the plague of the scall, and lo, its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, then hath the priest shut up him who hath the plague of the scall seven days. Lev. 13:31
- `And the priest hath seen the plague on the seventh day, and lo, the scall hath not spread, and a shining hair hath not been in it, and the appearance of the scall is not deeper than the skin, Lev. 13:32
- And the priest hath seen the scall on the seventh day, and lo, the scall hath not spread in the skin, and its appearance is not deeper than the skin, and the priest hath pronounced him clean, and he hath washed his garments, and hath been clean. Lev. 13:34
- and he hath seen the plague, and lo, the plague is in the walls of the house, hollow strakes, very green or very red, and their appearance is lower than the wall, Lev. 14:37
- `And if he is poorer than thy valuation, then he hath presented himself before the priest, and the priest hath valued him; according to that which the hand of him who is vowing doth reach doth the priest value him. Lev. 27:8
- `And from those ransomed of the two hundred and seventy and three (who are more than the Levites) of the first-born of the sons of Israel, Num. 3:46
- And the man Moses is very humble, more than any of the men who are on the face of the ground. Num. 12:3
- And the men who have gone up with him said, `We are not able to go up against the people, for it is stronger than we;' Num. 13:31
- I smite it with pestilence, and dispossess it, and make thee become a nation greater and mightier than it.' Num. 14:12
- and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it is mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.' Num. 22:6
- And Balak addeth yet to send princes, more numerous and honoured than these, Num. 22:15
- He maketh water flow from his buckets, And his seed is in many waters; And higher than Agag is his king, And exalted is his kingdom. Num. 24:7
- whither are we going up? our brethren have melted our heart, saying, A people greater and taller than we, cities great and fenced to heaven, and also sons of Anakim -- we have seen there. Dt. 1:28
- to dispossess nations greater and stronger than thou, from thy presence, to bring thee in to give to thee their land -- an inheritance, as at this day. Dt. 4:38
- `When Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land whither thou art going in to possess it, and He hath cast out many nations from thy presence, the Hittite, and the Girgashite, and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and mighty than thou, Dt. 7:1
- `Not because of your being more numerous than any of the peoples hath Jehovah delighted in you, and fixeth on you, for ye are the least of all the peoples, Dt. 7:7
- `When thou sayest in thine heart, These nations are more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them? -- Dt. 7:17
- `Hear, Israel, thou art passing over to-day the Jordan, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself; cities great and fenced in the heavens; Dt. 9:1
- desist from Me, and I destroy them, and blot out their name from under the heavens, and I make thee become a nation more mighty and numerous than it. Dt. 9:14
- then hath Jehovah dispossessed all these nations from before you, and ye have possessed nations, greater and mightier than you; Dt. 11:23
- `When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot -- a people more numerous than thou -- thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God is with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt; Dt. 20:1
- that they are greatly afraid, because Gibeon is a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it is greater than Ai, and all its men -- heroes. Josh. 10:2
- And it cometh to pass, in their fleeing from the face of Israel -- they are in the descent of Beth-Horon -- and Jehovah hath cast upon them great stones out of the heavens, unto Azekah, and they die; more are they who have died by the hailstones than they whom the sons of Israel have slain by the sword. Josh. 10:11
- Than hath Horam king of Gezer come up to help Lachish, and Joshua smiteth him and his people, till he hath not left to him a remnant. Josh. 10:33
- and he saith unto them, `What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer? Judg. 8:2
- `And now, art thou at all better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he at all strive with Israel? did he at all fight against them? Judg. 11:25
- And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: -- `What is sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.' Judg. 14:18
- and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister -- the young one -- better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.' Judg. 15:2
- And Samson saith of them, `I am more innocent this time than the Philistines, though I am doing with them evil.' Judg. 15:3
- and Samson saith, `Let me die with the Philistines,' and he inclineth himself powerfully, and the house falleth on the princes, and on all the people who are in it, and the dead whom he hath put to death in his death are more than those whom he put to death in his life. Judg. 16:30
- and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah seeth that they are stronger than he, and turneth, and goeth back unto his house. Judg. 18:26
- for them do ye wait till that they grow up? for them do ye shut yourselves up, not to be to a husband? nay, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to you, for the hand of Jehovah hath gone out against me.' Ruth 1:13
- And he saith, `Blessed art thou of Jehovah, my daughter; thou hast dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning -- not to go after the young men, either poor or rich. Ruth 3:10
- And now, surely, true, that I am a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I. Ruth 3:12
- and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee -- who is better to thee than seven sons -- hath borne him.' Ruth 4:15
- And Elkanah her husband saith to her, `Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?' 1 Sam. 1:8
- and he hath a son, and his name is Saul, a choice youth and goodly, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel goodlier than he -- from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people. 1 Sam. 9:2
- And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward. 1 Sam. 10:23
- And Samuel saith, `Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams; 1 Sam. 15:22
- And Samuel saith unto him, `Jehovah hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and given it to thy neighbour who is better than thou; 1 Sam. 15:28
- And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David, 1 Sam. 17:50
- And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious. 1 Sam. 18:30
- And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil; 1 Sam. 24:17
- And David saith unto his heart, `Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me -- of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.' 1 Sam. 27:1
- Saul and Jonathan! They are loved and pleasant in their lives, And in their death they have not been parted. Than eagles they have been lighter, Than lions they have been mightier! 2 Sam. 1:23
- and I have been more vile than this, and have been low in mine eyes, and with the handmaids whom thou hast spoken of, with them I am honoured.' 2 Sam. 6:22
- And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee; 2 Sam. 10:11
- And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her. 2 Sam. 13:14
- And Amnon hateth her -- a very great hatred -- that greater is the hatred with which he hath hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon saith to her, `Rise, go.' 2 Sam. 13:15
- And she saith to him, `Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me -- to send me away;' and he hath not been willing to hearken to her, 2 Sam. 13:16
- And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- `Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil. 2 Sam. 17:14
- and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day. 2 Sam. 18:8
- `And now, rise, go out and speak unto the heart of thy servants, for by Jehovah I have sworn, that -- thou art not going out -- there doth not lodge a man with thee to-night; and this is worse for thee than all the evil that hath come upon thee from thy youth till now.' 2 Sam. 19:7
- And the men of Israel answer the men of Judah, and say, `Ten parts we have in the king, and also in David more than you; and wherefore have ye lightly esteemed us, that our word hath not been first to bring back our king?' And the word of the men of Judah is sharper than the word of the men of Israel. 2 Sam. 19:43
- and David saith unto Abishai, `Now doth Sheba son of Bichri do evil to us more than Absalom; thou, take the servants of thy lord, and pursue after him, lest he have found for himself fenced cities, and delivered himself from our eye.' 2 Sam. 20:6
- He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I. 2 Sam. 22:18
- as Jehovah hath been with my lord the king, so is He with Solomon, and doth make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.' 1 Ki. 1:37
- and also the servants of the king have come into bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God doth make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and his throne greater than thy throne; and the king boweth himself on the bed, 1 Ki. 1:47
- and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah; 1 Ki. 2:32
- and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt; 1 Ki. 4:30
- and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about. 1 Ki. 4:31
- And king Solomon is greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom, 1 Ki. 10:23
- And they speak unto him -- the lads who had grown up with him -- saying, `Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make it light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father; 1 Ki. 12:10
- and stronger are the people that are after Omri than the people that are after Tibni son of Ginath, and Tibni dieth, and Omri reigneth. 1 Ki. 16:22
- and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, `Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I am not better than my fathers.' 1 Ki. 19:4
- And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, `Gods of hills are their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they? 1 Ki. 20:23
- and thou, number to thee a force as the force that is fallen from thee, and horse for horse, and chariot for chariot, and we fight with them in the plain; are we not stronger than they?' and he hearkeneth to their voice, and doth so. 1 Ki. 20:25
- and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, `Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it is near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver -- its price.' 1 Ki. 21:2
- Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? do I not wash in them and I have been clean?' and he turneth and goeth on in fury. 2 Ki. 5:12
- And he saith, `Fear not, for more are they who are with us than they who are with them.' 2 Ki. 6:16
- And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee; 1 Chr. 19:12
- and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight. 1 Chr. 24:4
- `And the house that I am building is great, for greater is our God than all gods; 2 Chr. 2:5
- And king Solomon becometh greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom; 2 Chr. 9:22
- And the lads who have grown up with him, speak with him, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make light somewhat of our yoke; thus dost thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father; 2 Chr. 10:10
- and thou dost walk in the way of the kings of Israel, and dost cause Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also thy brethren, the house of thy father, who are better than thyself, thou hast slain; 2 Chr. 21:13
- And Amaziah saith to the man of God, `And what -- to do for the hundred talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?' And the man of God saith, `Jehovah hath more to give to thee than this.' 2 Chr. 25:9
- Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites are more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 2 Chr. 29:34
- for a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, `Jehovah, who is good, doth receive atonement for every one 2 Chr. 30:18
- `Be strong and courageous, be not afraid, nor be cast down from the face of the king of Asshur, and from the face of all the multitude that is with him, for with us are more than with him. 2 Chr. 32:7
- `If to the king it be good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who is better than she; Esther 1:19
- and Mordecai speaketh to send back unto Esther: `Do not think in thy soul to be delivered in the house of the king, more than all the Jews, Esther 4:13
- And Haman cometh in, and the king saith to him, `What -- to do with the man in whose honour the king hath delighted?' And Haman saith in his heart, `To whom doth the king delight to do honour more than myself?' Esther 6:6
- and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east. Job 1:3
- `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner? Job 4:17
- For now, than the sands of the sea it is heavier, Therefore my words have been rash. Job 6:3
- My days swifter than a weaving machine, And they are consumed without hope. Job 7:6
- And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones. Job 7:15
- My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good, Job 9:25
- Heights of the heavens! -- what dost thou? Deeper than Sheol! -- what knowest thou? Job 11:8
- Longer than earth is its measure, And broader than the sea. Job 11:9
- I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these? Job 12:3
- According to your knowledge I have known -- also I. I am not fallen more than you. Job 13:2
- Both the gray-headed And the very aged are among us -- Greater than thy father in days. Job 15:10
- And now, laughed at me, Have the younger in days than I, Whose fathers I have loathed to set With the dogs of my flock. Job 30:1
- and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God; Job 32:2
- And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days. Job 32:4
- Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man. Job 33:12
- Fresher is his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth. Job 33:25
- This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said -- `My righteousness is more than God's?' Job 35:2
- Behold attentively the heavens -- and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou. Job 35:5
- Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.' Job 35:11
- Take heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than on affliction. Job 36:21
- And Jehovah hath blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning, and he hath fourteen thousand of a flock, and six thousand camels, and a thousand pairs of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. Job 42:12
- He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I. Ps. 18:17
- They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb. Ps. 19:10
- All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.' Ps. 35:10
- Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. Ps. 37:16
- Much hast Thou done, Jehovah my God; Thy wonders and Thy thoughts toward us, There is none to arrange unto Thee, I declare and speak: They have been more than to be numbered. Ps. 40:5
- For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me. Ps. 40:12
- Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter. Ps. 51:7
- Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah. Ps. 52:3
- Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords. Ps. 55:21
- From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me. Ps. 61:2
- Only -- vanity are the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity are lighter. Ps. 62:9
- Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee. Ps. 63:3
- Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions -- Thou dost cover them. Ps. 65:3
- Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back. Ps. 69:4
- And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock -- horned -- hoofed. Ps. 69:31
- For good is a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness. Ps. 84:10
- Than the voices of many mighty waters, Breakers of a sea, mighty on high is Jehovah, Ps. 93:4
- And He maketh His people very fruitful, And maketh it mightier than its adversaries. Ps. 105:24
- Better to take refuge in Jehovah than to trust in man, Ps. 118:8
- Better to take refuge in Jehovah, Than to trust in princes. Ps. 118:9
- Better to me is the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver! Ps. 119:72
- Than mine enemies Thy command maketh me wiser, For it is before me to the age. Ps. 119:98
- My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning! Ps. 130:6
- I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee. Ps. 139:18
- Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I. Ps. 142:6
- For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase. Pr. 3:14
- For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth, Pr. 5:3
- Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold. Pr. 8:10
- For better is wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it. Pr. 8:11
- Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver. Pr. 8:19
- Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. Pr. 12:9
- Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. Pr. 15:16
- Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it. Pr. 15:17
- Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice. Pr. 16:8
- To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver! Pr. 16:16
- Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud. Pr. 16:19
- Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city. Pr. 16:32
- Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. Pr. 17:1
- Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. Pr. 17:10
- A man with friends is to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother! Pr. 18:24
- Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool. Pr. 19:1
- The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar. Pr. 19:22
- To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice. Pr. 21:3
- Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company. Pr. 21:9
- Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger. Pr. 21:19
- A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace. Pr. 22:1
- For better that he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen. Pr. 25:7
- Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company. Pr. 25:24
- Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him! Pr. 26:12
- Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason. Pr. 26:16
- A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both. Pr. 27:3
- Better is open reproof than hidden love. Pr. 27:5
- Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off. Pr. 27:10
- Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich. Pr. 28:6
- Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue. Pr. 28:23
- Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him. Pr. 29:20
- For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man. Pr. 30:2
- Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise: Pr. 30:24
- For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I? Eccl. 2:25
- And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it is his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him? Eccl. 3:22
- And better than both of them is he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun. Eccl. 4:3
- `Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.' Eccl. 4:6
- The two are better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. Eccl. 4:9
- Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more. Eccl. 4:13
- Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil. Eccl. 5:1
- Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete. Eccl. 5:5
- If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones are over them. Eccl. 5:8
- If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he is the untimely birth.' Eccl. 6:3
- Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that. Eccl. 6:5
- Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccl. 6:9
- What is that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it is man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he. Eccl. 6:10
- Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth. Eccl. 7:1
- Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart. Eccl. 7:2
- Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better. Eccl. 7:3
- Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools, Eccl. 7:5
- Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit. Eccl. 7:8
- Say not thou, `What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this. Eccl. 7:10
- The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city. Eccl. 7:19
- And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her. Eccl. 7:26
- But to him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it is better than to the dead lion. Eccl. 9:4
- And I said, `Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' -- Eccl. 9:16
- The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools. Eccl. 9:17
- Better is wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good! Eccl. 9:18
- Let him kiss me with kisses of his mouth, For better are thy loves than wine. Song 1:2
- Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee! Song 1:4
- How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices. Song 4:10
- As my hand hath got to the kingdoms of a worthless thing, and their graven images, Greater than Jerusalem and than Samaria, Isa. 10:10
- I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir. Isa. 13:12
- For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in. Isa. 28:20
- The strong people thou seest not, A people deeper of lip than to be understood, Of a scorned tongue, there is no understanding. Isa. 33:19
- All the nations are as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him. Isa. 40:17
- Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more are the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah. Isa. 54:1
- I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name, Better than sons and than daughters, A name age-during I give to him That is not cut off. Isa. 56:5
- And Jehovah saith unto me: `Justified herself hath backsliding Israel, More than treacherous Judah. Jer. 3:11
- Lo, as clouds he cometh up, And as a hurricane his chariots, Lighter than eagles have been his horses, Wo to us, for we have been spoiled. Jer. 4:13
- Jehovah, Thine eyes, are they not on stedfastness? Thou hast smitten them, and they have not grieved, Thou hast consumed them, They have refused to receive instruction, They made their faces harder than a rock, They have refused to turn back. Jer. 5:3
- And chosen is death rather than life By all the remnant who are left of this evil family, In all the remaining places, whither I have driven them, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts. Jer. 8:3
- Its widows have been more to Me than the sand of the seas, I brought in to them -- against the mother -- A young man -- a spoiler -- at noon. I caused to fall upon her suddenly, wrath and trouble. Jer. 15:8
- For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he. Jer. 31:11
- They have cut down her forest, An affirmation of Jehovah -- for it is not searched, For they have been more than the grasshopper, And they have no numbering. Jer. 46:23
- And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as in a moment, And no hands were stayed on her. Lam. 4:6
- Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form. Lam. 4:7
- Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered -- it hath been as wood. Lam. 4:8
- Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field. Lam. 4:9
- Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned after us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us. Lam. 4:19
- As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house are they.' Ezek. 3:9
- And she changeth My judgments into wickedness more than the nations, And My statutes more than the lands that are round about her, For against My judgments they have kicked, And My statutes -- they have not walked in them. Ezek. 5:6
- And He saith unto me, `Hast thou seen, son of man? again thou dost turn, thou dost see greater abominations than these.' Ezek. 8:15
- `Son of man, What is the vine-tree more than any tree? The vine-branch that hath been, Among trees of the forest? Ezek. 15:2
- And -- in their ways thou hast not walked, And according to their abominations done, As a little thing it hath been loathed, And thou dost more corruptly than they in all thy ways. Ezek. 16:47
- As to Samaria, as the half of thy sins -- she hath not sinned, And thou dost multiply thine abominations more than they, And dost justify thy sisters by all thy abominations that thou hast done. Ezek. 16:51
- Thou also -- bear thy shame, That thou hast adjudged to thy sisters, Because of thy sins that thou hast done more abominably than they, They are more righteous than thou, And thou, also, be ashamed and bear thy shame, In thy justifying thy sisters. Ezek. 16:52
- And see doth her sister Aholibah, And she maketh her doting love more corrupt than she, And her whoredoms than the whoredoms of her sister. Ezek. 23:11
- Lo, thou art wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee. Ezek. 28:3
- Therefore higher hath been his stature than all trees of the field, And multiplied are his boughs, and long are his branches, Because of many waters in his shooting forth, Ezek. 31:5
- Than whom hast thou been more pleasant? Go down, and be laid with the uncircumcised. Ezek. 32:19
- And I have multiplied on you man and beast, And they have multiplied and been fruitful, And I have caused you to dwell according to your former states, And I have done better than at your beginnings, And ye have known that I am Jehovah. Ezek. 36:11
- And the upper chambers are short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building; Ezek. 42:5
- for they are threefold, and they have no pillars as the pillars of the court, therefore it hath been kept back -- more than the lower and than the middle one -- from the ground. Ezek. 42:6
- and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, `I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than those of the lads which are of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,' Dan. 1:10
- And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, that doth rule overall the earth. Dan. 2:39
- and higher than they three presidents, of whom Daniel is first, that these satraps may give to them an account, and the king have no loss. Dan. 6:2
- And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns are high; and the one is higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last. Dan. 8:3
- and, now, truth I declare to thee, Lo, yet three kings are standing for Persia, and the fourth doth become far richer than all, and according to his strength by his riches he stirreth up the whole, with the kingdom of Javan. Dan. 11:2
- and also their gods, with their princes, with their desirable vessels of silver and gold, into captivity he bringeth into Egypt; and he doth stand more years than the king of the north. Dan. 11:8
- `And the king of the north hath turned back, and hath caused a multitude to stand, greater than the first, and at the end of the times a second time he doth certainly come in with a great force, and with much substance; Dan. 11:13
- And she hath pursued her lovers, And she doth not overtake them, And hath sought them, and doth not find, And she hath said: I go, and I turn back unto My first husband, For -- better to me then than now. Hos. 2:7
- Pass ye over to Calneh and see, And go thence to Hamath the great, And go down to Gath of the Philistines, Are they better than these kingdoms? Greater is their border than your border? Amos 6:2
- And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better is my death than my life.' Jonah 4:3
- And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, `Better is my death than my life.' Jonah 4:8
- and I -- have not I pity on Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than twelve myriads of human beings, who have not known between their right hand and their left -- and much cattle!' Jonah 4:11
- Their best one is as a brier, The upright one -- than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen -- Thy visitation -- hath come. Now is their perplexity. Mic. 7:4
- Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark is the sea, waters her wall. Nah. 3:8
- Swifter than leopards have been its horses, And sharper than evening wolves, And increased have its horsemen, Even its horsemen from afar come in, They fly as an eagle, hasting to consume. Hab. 1:8
- Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he, Hab. 1:13
- Greater is the honour of this latter house, Than of the former, said Jehovah of Hosts, And in this place do I give peace, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.' Hag. 2:9
- `I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire, Mt. 3:11
- but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil. Mt. 5:37
- `Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, nor for your body, what ye may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing? Mt. 6:25
- look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they? Mt. 6:26
- verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city. Mt. 10:15
- be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better. Mt. 10:31
- `But what went ye out to see? -- a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet, Mt. 11:9
- Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he. Mt. 11:11
- but I say to you, to Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than for you. Mt. 11:22
- but I say to you, to the land of Sodom it shall be more tolerable in a day of judgment than to thee.' Mt. 11:24
- and I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here; Mt. 12:6
- How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep? -- so that it is lawful on the sabbaths to do good.' Mt. 12:12
- `Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here! Mt. 12:41
- `A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, a greater than Solomon here! Mt. 12:42
- then doth it go, and take with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having gone in they dwell there, and the last of that man doth become worse than the first; so shall it be also to this evil generation.' Mt. 12:45
- which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.' Mt. 13:32
- `And if thy hand or thy foot doth cause thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee; it is good for thee to enter into the life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast to the fire the age-during. Mt. 18:8
- `And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire. Mt. 18:9
- and if it may come to pass that he doth find it, verily I say to you, that he doth rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray; Mt. 18:13
- and again I say to you, it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to go, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.' Mt. 19:24
- `Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner. Mt. 21:36
- `Wo to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye go round the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever it may happen -- ye make him a son of gehenna twofold more than yourselves. Mt. 23:15
- dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers? Mt. 26:53
- command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.' Mt. 27:64
- and he proclaimed, saying, `He doth come -- who is mightier than I -- after me, of whom I am not worthy -- having stooped down -- to loose the latchet of his sandals; Mk. 1:7
- As a grain of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is less than any of the seeds that are on the earth; Mk. 4:31
- and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.' Mk. 4:32
- and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.' Mk. 6:11
- `And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable -- Mk. 9:43
- `And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable -- Mk. 9:45
- And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire -- Mk. 9:47
- It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.' Mk. 10:25
- and the second is like it, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.' Mk. 12:31
- and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.' Mk. 12:33
- And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury; Mk. 12:43
- for this could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor;' and they were murmuring at her. Mk. 14:5
- and he said unto them, `Exact no more than that directed you.' Lk. 3:13
- John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire; Lk. 3:16
- `But what have ye gone forth to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet: Lk. 7:26
- for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.' Lk. 7:28
- And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;' Lk. 9:13
- and I say to you, that for Sodom in that day it shall be more tolerable than for that city. Lk. 10:12
- but for Tyre and Sidon it shall be more tolerable in the judgment than for you. Lk. 10:14
- but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth; Lk. 11:22
- then doth it go, and take to it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having entered, they dwell there, and the last of that man becometh worst than the first.' Lk. 11:26
- `A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, greater than Solomon here! Lk. 11:31
- `Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, because they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah; and lo, greater than Jonah here! Lk. 11:32
- but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value. Lk. 12:7
- the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing. Lk. 12:23
- `Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls? Lk. 12:24
- `When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him, Lk. 14:8
- `I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation. Lk. 15:7
- `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation. Lk. 16:8
- and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall. Lk. 16:17
- it is more profitable to him if a weighty millstone is put round about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea, than that he may cause one of these little ones to stumble. Lk. 17:2
- I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.' Lk. 18:14
- for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.' Lk. 18:25
- and he said, `Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all; Lk. 21:3
- Jesus answered and said to him, `Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, thou dost believe; greater things than these thou shalt see;' Jn. 1:50
- `And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil; Jn. 3:19
- When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John, Jn. 4:1
- Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?' Jn. 4:12
- for the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder. Jn. 5:20
- `But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me. Jn. 5:36
- and many out of the multitude did believe in him, and said -- `The Christ -- when he may come -- will he do more signs than these that this one did?' Jn. 7:31
- Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died; whom dost thou make thyself?' Jn. 8:53
- my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father; Jn. 10:29
- for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. Jn. 12:43
- verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him; Jn. 13:16
- `Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do -- that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father; Jn. 14:12
- ye heard that I said to you -- I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said -- I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I. Jn. 14:28
- greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends; Jn. 15:13
- `Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep; Jn. 15:20
- and the two were running together, and the other disciple did run forward more quickly than Peter, and came first to the tomb, Jn. 20:4
- When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' Jn. 21:15
- and Peter and John answering unto them said, `Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye; Acts 4:19
- And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men; Acts 5:29
- and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so; Acts 17:11
- all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth us to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.' Acts 20:35
- and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath, Acts 23:13
- thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.' Acts 23:21
- thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, Acts 24:11
- and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought; Acts 25:6
- but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul; Acts 27:11
- who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen. Rom. 1:25
- but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us; Rom. 8:37
- And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already is to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer is our salvation than when we did believe; Rom. 13:11
- because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; 1 Cor. 1:25
- and if they have not continence -- let them marry, for it is better to marry than to burn; 1 Cor. 7:9
- And I have used none of these things; neither did I write these things that it may be so done in my case, for it is good for me rather to die, than that any one may make my glorying void; 1 Cor. 9:15
- do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He? 1 Cor. 10:22
- and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the assembly may receive edification. 1 Cor. 14:5
- I give thanks to my God -- more than you all with tongues speaking -- 1 Cor. 14:18
- but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an unknown tongue. 1 Cor. 14:19
- and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that is towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me; 1 Cor. 15:10
- for it hath been written, `Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many are the children of the desolate -- more than of her having the husband.' Gal. 4:27
- to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ, Eph. 3:8
- nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves -- Phil. 2:3
- nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: -- 1 Tim. 1:4
- and if any one for his own -- and especially for those of the household -- doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse. 1 Tim. 5:8
- traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, 2 Tim. 3:4
- having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they. Heb. 1:4
- Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands, Heb. 2:7
- and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death. Heb. 2:9
- for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it, Heb. 3:3
- For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens, Heb. 7:26
- It is necessary, therefore, the pattern indeed of the things in the heavens to be purified with these, and the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these; Heb. 9:23
- by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak. Heb. 11:4
- having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season, Heb. 11:25
- greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward; Heb. 11:26
- and to a mediator of a new covenant -- Jesus, and to blood of sprinkling, speaking better things than that of Abel! Heb. 12:24
- that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ, 1 Pet. 1:7
- for it is better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil; 1 Pet. 3:17
- for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first, 2 Pet. 2:20
- for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them, 2 Pet. 2:21
- because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things. 1 Jn. 3:20
- Ye -- of God ye are, little children, and ye have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you, than he who is in the world. 1 Jn. 4:4
- greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking. 3 Jn. 1:4
- I have known thy works, and love, and ministration, and faith, and thy endurance, and thy works -- and the last are more than the first. Rev. 2:19