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

Operator / Syntax	Description	Example Query & Result
`+` (or space)	Logical AND: Finds verses containing all terms. Note that searching words separated only by a space behaves as an exact phrase. Use `+` to find terms anywhere in the same verse.	`jesus + wept` Finds verses containing both "jesus" and "wept" in any order.
`-`	Logical NOT / Exclude: Excludes verses containing the term after the minus sign.	`jesus - wept` Finds verses containing "jesus" but NOT "wept".
`\|`	Logical OR: Finds verses containing either term.	`grace \| mercy` Finds verses containing "grace", "mercy", or both.
`%`	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.
`[Book]`	Search Scope: Restricts your search to a specific book, range of books, or chapter range.	`lord [Matt]` (Only Matthew) `faith [Heb - Jam]` (Hebrews to James) `spirit [Matt 4 - 8]` (Matthew Ch. 4 to 8) `love [John 1:1 - 3:16]` (Specific range)

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lest KJV

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

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.

13:40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
12:6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
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.

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.

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.

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;
12:16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.