Lest in the Bible: 240 times in the King James Version

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`%`	Multi-character Wildcard: Matches zero or more non-space characters.	`behav%` Matches "behave", "behaved", "behaveth", "behavior", etc.
`_`	Single-character Wildcard: Matches exactly one single alphabetical character.	`h_t` Matches "hat", "hot", "hit", etc.
`" "`	Exact Phrase: Wraps a search term in double quotes to find an exact match for the entire phrase.	`"in the beginning"` Finds verses containing exactly "in the beginning" with no variations.
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lest KJV

“Lest” is in the King James Bible 240 times, in 229 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ἵνα μή hina mē 43 times
μήποτε, μή ποτε mēpote mē pote 20 times
μή mē 15 times
מוּת mûth 13 times
μήπως, μή πως mēpōs mē pōs 12 times
πώς pōs 8 times
אמר 'âmar 5 times
ארץ 'erets 4 times
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 3 times
ספה sâphâh 3 times
עם ‛am 3 times
שׂבע שׂבע śâba‛ śâbêa‛ 3 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 2 times

94 more, less often

שׁחת shâchath 3 times
שׁכח שׁכח shâkach shâkêach 3 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 3 times
בּוא bô' 2 times
בּלתּי biltı̂y 2 times
בּת bath 2 times
חמה חמא chêmâh chêmâ' 2 times
טרף ṭâraph 2 times
יהוה yehôvâh 2 times
ירשׁ ירשׁ yârash yârêsh 2 times
ישׁ yêsh 2 times
כּרת kârath 2 times
נגף nâgaph 2 times
נפשׁ nephesh 2 times
נתן nâthan 2 times
ערל ‛ârêl 2 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 2 times
פּן pên 2 times
ראה râ'âh 2 times
εἰς eis 1 time
אב 'âb 1 time
אח 'âch 1 time
איב אויב 'ôyêb 'ôyêb 1 time
אכל 'âkal 1 time
אלף 'âlaph 1 time
אנושׁ 'ĕnôsh 1 time
אנף 'ânaph 1 time
אסף 'âsaph 1 time
אף 'aph 1 time
בּוּז bûz 1 time
בּית bayith 1 time
בּל bal 1 time
גּאל gâ'al 1 time
הרס hâras 1 time
זוּר zûr 1 time
חזקיּה חזקיּהוּ יחזקיּה יחזקיּהוּ chizqı̂yâh chizqı̂yâhû yechizqı̂yâh yechizqı̂yâhû 1 time
חטא châṭâ' 1 time
חי chay 1 time
חכם châkâm 1 time
חרם châram 1 time
חרם חרם chêrem cherem 1 time
חרשׁ chârash 1 time
חתת châthath 1 time
יכח yâkach 1 time
יסף yâsaph 1 time
יצא yâtsâ' 1 time
יקשׁ yâqôsh 1 time
ישׁן yâshên 1 time

And 46 others, each in a phrase with “lest” a few times.

10 verses in Matthew Show all

Matthew

4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
27:64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

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