Not in the Bible: 6,597 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 › N

not KJV

“Not” is in the King James Bible 6,597 times, in 5,582 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

οὐ ou 1,213 times
μή mē 509 times
שׁמע shâma‛ 132 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 94 times
בּוא bô' 75 times
שׁוּב shûb 75 times
אכל 'âkal 70 times
ידע yâda‛ 66 times
נתן nâthan 65 times
οὐ μή ou mē 57 times
ראה râ'âh 54 times
יהוה yehôvâh 53 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 210 times

1,061 more, less often

οὐχί ouchi 51 times
לא לה lâ' lâh 49 times
ἵνα μή hina mē 46 times
מוּת mûth 46 times
ירא yârê' 43 times
אישׁ 'ı̂ysh 42 times
דּבר dâbâr 39 times
סוּר שׂוּר sûr śûr 38 times
כּתב kâthab 37 times
מצא mâtsâ' 37 times
יכל יכול yâkôl yâkôl 35 times
עבר ‛âbar 34 times
אלהים 'ĕlôhı̂ym 33 times
ילך yâlak 33 times
עלה ‛âlâh 32 times
יצא yâtsâ' 31 times
אמר 'âmar 30 times
עם ‛am 30 times
שׁלח shâlach 30 times
טוב ṭôb 29 times
יד yâd 29 times
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 29 times
οὐδέ oude 28 times
לקח lâqach 28 times
נגד nâgad 27 times
ישׁב yâshab 26 times
קוּם qûm 26 times
בּן bên 25 times
דּבר dâbar 24 times
שׁמר shâmar 24 times
בּוּשׁ bûsh 23 times
עזב ‛âzab 23 times
פּנים pânı̂ym 23 times
ἐὰν μή ean mē 22 times
אחד 'echâd 22 times
יום yôm 22 times
οὔπω oupō 21 times
כּרת kârath 21 times
גּלה gâlâh 20 times
דּרך derek 20 times
קול קל qôl qôl 19 times
רע רעה ra‛ râ‛âh 19 times
אב 'âb 18 times
לא לוא לה lô' lô' lôh 18 times
מלך melek 18 times
נפשׁ nephesh 18 times
נקה nâqâh 18 times
ענה ‛ânâh 18 times

And 1,013 others, each in a phrase with “not” a few times.

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Proverbs

8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
8:26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
8:33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
9:18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
10:3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
10:30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
11:21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
12:3 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
13:1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
13:8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
14:5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.
14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
14:10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
14:22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
15:12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
16:10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
16:29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
17:26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
18:5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
19:2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19:23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
20:19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
20:22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
21:13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
21:26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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