lest KJV

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

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2 Corinthians
  1. 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
  2. 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
  3. 13:10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
Galatians
  1. 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
  2. 4:11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
  3. 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
  4. 6:12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Ephesians
  1. 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Philippians
  1. 2:27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
Colossians
  1. 2:4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
  2. 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  3. 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
1 Thessalonians
  1. 3:5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
1 Timothy
  1. 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
  2. 3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Hebrews
  1. 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
  2. 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
  3. 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
  4. 4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
  5. 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
  6. 11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
  7. 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
  8. 12:13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
  9. 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
  10. 12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
James
  1. 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
  2. 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
2 Peter
  1. 3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
Revelation
  1. 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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