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)

Concordance › L

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.

23:29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.

16:34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

9:28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.