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Lest (282 Occurrences)
... not. 5. (a.) That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions
denoting fear or apprehension. Multi-Version Concordance Lest (282 Occurrences). ...
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Beware (51 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; -- commonly followed
by of or lest before the thing that is to be avoided. ...
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Perhaps (89 Occurrences)
... Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way;
lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver ...
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Shouldst (61 Occurrences)
... God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give
orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any ...
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Buffet (4 Occurrences)
... The Greek in this passage reads hupopiazo, literally "to give a blow beneath the
eye." In Luke 18:5 the same word is rendered "wear out": "Lest she wear roe ...
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Converted (11 Occurrences)
... Matthew 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 ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/converted.htm - 10k

Satiated (14 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Proverbs 25:16 Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest
thou be satiated 'with' it, and hast vomited it. (YLT). ...
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Slip (22 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as,
it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. ...
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Diligently (85 Occurrences)
... Luke 12:58 For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try
diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/diligently.htm - 34k

Peradventure (35 Occurrences)
... 38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's
house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/peradventure.htm - 18k

Armor-bearer (15 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to
him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/armor-bearer.htm - 12k

Standeth (111 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV WBS). 1 Corinthians 8:13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend,
I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/standeth.htm - 36k

Swept (43 Occurrences)
... Genesis 19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying,
Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here, lest thou be ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/swept.htm - 18k

Quench (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your
heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth ...
biblethesaurus.org/q/quench.htm - 12k

Adversary (100 Occurrences)
... Matthew 5:25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way;
lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver ...
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Abuse (17 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armor bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me
through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/abuse.htm - 13k

Profane (69 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 12:16 lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like
Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/profane.htm - 30k

Perceive (53 Occurrences)
... Mark 4:12 that'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear,
and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/perceive.htm - 22k

Adversaries (93 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their
adversaries should judge wrongly, lest they should say,'Our hand is exalted ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/adversaries.htm - 34k

Consumed (213 Occurrences)
... Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed
in the iniquity of the city." (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Shouldest (79 Occurrences)
... Genesis 14:23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that
I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/shouldest.htm - 30k

Snare (69 Occurrences)
... 9:8, "A fowler's snare is in all his ways"; Amos 3:5 seems to indicate that the
snare was set for the feet; Luke 21:34, "But take heed to yourselves, lest haply ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/snare.htm - 31k

Confusion (71 Occurrences)
... The motive was to "make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of
the whole earth." This seems to mean that the buildings would give them a ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/confusion.htm - 39k

Steal (29 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day,
lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/steal.htm - 16k

Moment (71 Occurrences)
... God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give
orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/moment.htm - 29k

Mayest (240 Occurrences)
... YLT). Luke 4:11 and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.' (YLT). Luke ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/mayest.htm - 36k

Escape (142 Occurrences)
... Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS). ...
I can't escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die. ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/escape.htm - 38k

Depart (211 Occurrences)
... Exodus 1:10 Come, let us deal wisely with them: lest they multiply, and it shall
come to pass, that when there falleth out any war, they will join with our ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/depart.htm - 36k

Condemnation (30 Occurrences)
... (DBY). 1 Timothy 3:6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the
same condemnation as the devil. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS NAS RSV). ...
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Engraved (62 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Deuteronomy 4:16 Lest you corrupt yourselves, and make yourself an engraved
image in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, (WEB). ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/engraved.htm - 26k

Perish (186 Occurrences)
... Genesis 19:15 And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy
wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/perish.htm - 38k

Multiply (98 Occurrences)
... Exodus 1:10 Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen
that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/multiply.htm - 37k

Defile (63 Occurrences)
... to predominate in: "defiled and unbelieving" (Titus 1:15); "conscience being weak
is defiled" (by concession to idolatry.) (1 Corinthians 8:7); "lest any root ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/defile.htm - 38k

Quenching (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 4:4 Be circumcised to Jehovah, And turn aside the foreskins of your heart,
O man of Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Lest My fury go out as fire ...
biblethesaurus.org/q/quenching.htm - 7k

Smite (230 Occurrences)
... taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding
him should smite him. (See JPS ASV DBY). Genesis 8:21 ...
biblethesaurus.org/s/smite.htm - 39k

Enquire (42 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 12:30 take heed to thee, lest thou be snared after them, after their
being destroyed out of thy presence, and lest thou enquire about their gods ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/enquire.htm - 21k

Esteemed (44 Occurrences)
... Galatians 2:2 and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news
that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/esteemed.htm - 20k

Eve (5 Occurrences)
... Not from his head, lest she should rule over him; nor from his feet, lest he should
tyrannize over her; but from his side, to denote that species of equality ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/eve.htm - 16k

Enticed (11 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:19 and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the
sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/enticed.htm - 9k

Enemy's (8 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their
adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/enemy's.htm - 8k

Ensnared (10 Occurrences)
... 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire; thou shalt not covet
the silver and gold that is on them and take it unto thee, lest thou be ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/ensnared.htm - 9k

Exult (50 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 1:20 Declare 'it' not in Gath, Proclaim not the tidings in the streets
of Ashkelon, Lest they rejoice -- The daughters of the Philistines, Lest they ...
biblethesaurus.org/e/exult.htm - 20k

Elated (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 12:7 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore
lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony ...
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Dealing (36 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 12:7 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore
lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dealing.htm - 17k

Deliverer (29 Occurrences)
... from Thy hand. (YLT). Psalms 7:2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing
it while there is no deliverer. (DBY YLT). Psalms 18:2 ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/deliverer.htm - 15k

Dreaded (11 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their
adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/dreaded.htm - 9k

Devote (36 Occurrences)
... unless perhaps it is just for a time and by mutual consent, so that you may devote
yourselves to prayer and may then associate again; lest the Adversary begin ...
biblethesaurus.org/d/devote.htm - 18k

Misdeem (2 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, Lest their
adversaries should judge amiss, Lest they should say, Our hand is exalted ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/misdeem.htm - 7k

Misjudge (1 Occurrence)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I dreaded the enemy's provocation, lest their
adversaries should misdeem, lest they should say: Our hand is exalted, and not ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/misjudge.htm - 6k

Misunderstand (1 Occurrence)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries
should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/misunderstand.htm - 6k

Moderately (1 Occurrence)
... emerge and present themselves to it for decision; which, with this, recognizes the
danger that ever waits upon the assertion of legal rights, lest they should ...
biblethesaurus.org/m/moderately.htm - 10k

Prostitute (83 Occurrences)
... Exodus 34:15 "Don't make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, lest they
play the prostitute after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and one call ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/prostitute.htm - 33k

Perchance (5 Occurrences)
... Mark 4:12 that "'They may look and look but not see, and listen and listen but not
understand, lest perchance they should return and be pardoned.'" (WEY). ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/perchance.htm - 7k

Poisonous (8 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 29:18 lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
whose heart turns away this day from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/poisonous.htm - 9k

Pierced (63 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:54 and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith
to him, 'Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/pierced.htm - 26k

Produces (27 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 29:18 lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe,
whose heart turns away this day from Yahweh our God, to go to serve the ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/produces.htm - 13k

Profanely (1 Occurrence)
... Proverbs 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny 'thee', and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest
I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God. (ASV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/profanely.htm - 6k

Provocation (20 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their
adversaries should judge wrongly, lest they should say,'Our hand is exalted ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/provocation.htm - 15k

Possibly (13 Occurrences)
... Luke 21:34 But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with
surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/possibly.htm - 10k

Publish (22 Occurrences)
... Don't publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines
rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. ...
biblethesaurus.org/p/publish.htm - 13k

Beguile (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through
his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beguile.htm - 10k

Bitterness (37 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 12:15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace
of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bitterness.htm - 21k

Beholding (45 Occurrences)
... Mark 4:12 that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear
and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/beholding.htm - 21k

Behave (18 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 32:27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their
adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/behave.htm - 11k

Brotherhood (7 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 12:15 Be carefully on your guard lest there be any one who falls back from
the grace of God; lest any root bearing bitter fruit spring up and cause ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/brotherhood.htm - 9k

Befall (25 Occurrences)
... Genesis 42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren;
for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/befall.htm - 13k

Bidden (25 Occurrences)
... Luke 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest
room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; (KJV ASV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/b/bidden.htm - 14k

Callous (6 Occurrences)
... John 12:40 "He has blinded their eyes and made their minds callous, lest they should
see with their eyes and perceive with their minds, and should turn, and I ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/callous.htm - 8k

Conceit (14 Occurrences)
... NIV). 1 Timothy 3:6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall
to a judgment of the devil; (See NAS RSV NIV). 1 Timothy ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/conceit.htm - 11k

Calamity (108 Occurrences)
... eyes, and thou hast magnified thy goodness, which thou hast shewn to me in preserving
my soul alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity lay ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/calamity.htm - 37k

Children's (28 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest
you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/children's.htm - 15k

Covet (14 Occurrences)
... You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourself,
lest you be snared in it; for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/covet.htm - 12k

Convert (6 Occurrences)
... 1 Timothy 3:6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the
same condemnation as the devil. (WEB WEY YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/convert.htm - 9k

Chastise (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 9:27 but I chastise my body, and bring 'it' into servitude, lest by
any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved. ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/chastise.htm - 12k

Corrected (7 Occurrences)
... (See JPS). Jeremiah 6:8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated
from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited. (See JPS). ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/corrected.htm - 8k

Chargeable (5 Occurrences)
... the charge of the sons of Getshon" (Numbers 3:25); (2) of the burden of expense
(kabhedh, "to be, or make heavy"; adapanos, "without expense"), "lest we be ...
biblethesaurus.org/c/chargeable.htm - 11k

Armourbearer (14 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/armourbearer.htm - 11k

Alienated (11 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 6:8 Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you; lest
I make you a desolation, a land not inhabited. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV). ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/alienated.htm - 9k

Anywise (3 Occurrences)
... Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels
concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise ...
biblethesaurus.org/a/anywise.htm - 7k




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