Strive (64 Occurrences)

... to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against temptation ...STRIVE. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strive.htm - 25k

Struggle (16 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body. 2. (vi) To use ... biblethesaurus.org/s/struggle.htm - 11k

Strove (25 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp.) of Strive. 2. (pp) of Strive. 3. (v.) imp. of Strive. Multi-Version Concordance Strove (25 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strove.htm - 14k

Contend (56 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. ... 1 Samuel 2:10 Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contend.htm - 24k

Striven (10 Occurrences)

... 1. (pp) of Strive. 2. (p. p) of Strive. ... (YLT). Job 33:13 Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters? (See JPS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/striven.htm - 9k

Lawfully (2 Occurrences)

... RSV). 2 Timothy 2:5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lawfully.htm - 6k

Freemen (17 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 5:7 and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, 'Usury one upon another ye are exacting ... biblethesaurus.org/f/freemen.htm - 12k

Rival (5 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love. 5. (vt) To strive... biblethesaurus.org/r/rival.htm - 8k

Debate (13 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To engage in combat for; to strive for. 2. (vt) To contend for in words or arguments; to strive... biblethesaurus.org/d/debate.htm - 11k

Masteries (1 Occurrence)

... Masteries (1 Occurrence). 2 Timothy 2:5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. (KJV WBS). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/masteries.htm - 6k

Prefects (18 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 5:7 and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, 'Usury one upon another ye are exacting ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prefects.htm - 12k

Blush (16 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Proverbs 25:8 Go not forth to strive, haste, turn, What dost thou in its latter end, When thy neighbour causeth thee to blush? (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/blush.htm - 11k

Buffet (4 Occurrences)

... slap. 7. (vt) To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows. 8. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buffet.htm - 9k

Compete (3 Occurrences)

... (vi) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing ... (See NAS RSV NIV). Jeremiah 22:15 Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? ... biblethesaurus.org/c/compete.htm - 7k

Contest (7 Occurrences)

... dispute. 2. (vt) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/contest.htm - 9k

Striveth (7 Occurrences)

... (See JPS). Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall ... biblethesaurus.org/s/striveth.htm - 8k

Quarrel (22 Occurrences)

... Quarrel (22 Occurrences). Matthew 12:19 He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets. (See NAS NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quarrel.htm - 15k

Seek (368 Occurrences)

... to beseech. 4. (vt) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as, to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life. 5. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seek.htm - 35k

Striving (33 Occurrences)

... & vb. n.) of Strive. 2. (a. & n.) from Strive. ... Hosea 4:4 Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, And thy people 'are' as those striving with a priest. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/striving.htm - 16k

Reprove (35 Occurrences)

... (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). Hosea 4:4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reprove.htm - 18k

Try (84 Occurrences)

... Luke 13:24 "Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/try.htm - 31k

Calleth (261 Occurrences)

... Genesis 26:20 and shepherds of Gerar strive with shepherds of Isaac, saying, 'The water 'is' ours;' and he calleth the name of the well 'Strife,' because they ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calleth.htm - 35k

Plead (64 Occurrences)

... Otherwise "plead" usually represents ribh, for which the Revised Version (British and American) gives "strive" in place of "plead" in Psalm 35:1, and "contend ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plead.htm - 31k

Fight (265 Occurrences)

... 1. (vi) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fight.htm - 38k

Psalm (213 Occurrences)

... (ASV). Psalms 35:1 Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me. (See JPS DBY WBS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/psalm.htm - 37k

Voice (651 Occurrences)

... Matthew 12:19 He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/voice.htm - 38k

Vie (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vie.htm - 7k

Zippor (7 Occurrences)

... Judges 11:25 Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them? ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zippor.htm - 9k

Putteth (182 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that ... biblethesaurus.org/p/putteth.htm - 38k

Keepeth (60 Occurrences)

... Exodus 21:18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: (KJV). ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keepeth.htm - 23k

Narrow (21 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). Luke 13:24 "Strive to enter in by the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/narrow.htm - 14k

Uprightness (46 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uprightness.htm - 19k

Urge (34 Occurrences)

... Romans 15:30 Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me ... biblethesaurus.org/u/urge.htm - 15k

Oppose (29 Occurrences)

... bill in Congress. 4. (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. 5. (vi) To be set opposite. 6. (vi ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oppose.htm - 15k

Oppressors (31 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 33:7 And this of Judah; and he said, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And bring him unto his people; May his hands strive for them; And be thou a ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oppressors.htm - 15k

Smiteth (156 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smiteth.htm - 38k

Join (70 Occurrences)

... Romans 15:30 Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me ... biblethesaurus.org/j/join.htm - 28k

Jareb (2 Occurrences)

... margin ("a king that should contend") and the King James Version margin ("the king that should plead"), being derived from the ribh, "to strive." The rendering ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jareb.htm - 10k

Loud (222 Occurrences)

... BBE). Matthew 12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry aloud; Neither shall any one hear his voice in the streets. (Root in ASV BBE RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/loud.htm - 37k

Labor (181 Occurrences)

... work; to toil. 9. (n.) To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains. 10. (n.) To be ... biblethesaurus.org/l/labor.htm - 38k

Genuine (9 Occurrences)

... Philippians 4:3 and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/genuine.htm - 9k

Groan (32 Occurrences)

... or in derision; to moan. 2. (vi) To strive after earnestly, as with groans. 3. (vt) To affect by groans. 4. (n.) A low, moaning ... biblethesaurus.org/g/groan.htm - 21k

Genitals (2 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him ... biblethesaurus.org/g/genitals.htm - 7k

Gasp (5 Occurrences)

... Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit." (See NIV). Job 13:19 Who 'is' he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gasp.htm - 8k

Grasp (20 Occurrences)

... with; to comprehend. 3. (vi) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. 4. (n.) A gripe ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grasp.htm - 13k

War (529 Occurrences)

... 9. (vi) To contend; to strive violently; to fight. 10. (vt) To make war upon; to fight. 11. (vt) To carry on, as a contest; to wage. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/war.htm - 64k

Wrestle

... skillfully. 2. (vt) Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend. 3. (vt) To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wrestle.htm - 6k

Impose (12 Occurrences)

... Exodus 21:22 And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined ... biblethesaurus.org/i/impose.htm - 10k

Inquisition (5 Occurrences)

... zish'-un (darash, "to follow," "diligently inquire," "question," "search" (Deuteronomy 19:18 Psalm 9:12), baqash, "to search out," "to strive after," "inquire ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inquisition.htm - 9k

Imitate (13 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc. 2. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/i/imitate.htm - 10k

Incensed (6 Occurrences)

... disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). Isaiah 45 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/incensed.htm - 8k

Integrity (46 Occurrences)

... 2 Timothy 2:22 Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/integrity.htm - 22k

Forgiving (11 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forgiving.htm - 10k

Fervent (10 Occurrences)

... and American) renders, "The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working." "Fervently" is the translation of agonizomai, "to strive or struggle ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fervent.htm - 11k

Fashioneth (5 Occurrences)

... (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fashioneth.htm - 8k

Force (250 Occurrences)

... 18. (n.) To allow the force of; to value; to care for. 19. (vi) To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor. 20. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/force.htm - 40k

Fighters (12 Occurrences)

... three great fighters. (BBE). Psalms 35:1 By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters, (YLT). Jeremiah 46:21 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fighters.htm - 9k

Fortitude (5 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortitude.htm - 8k

Formeth (11 Occurrences)

... house. (DBY). Isaiah 45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let a potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall ... biblethesaurus.org/f/formeth.htm - 9k

Forbearing (10 Occurrences)

... (YLT). 2 Timothy 2:24 And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, (ASV DBY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forbearing.htm - 9k

Tricks (9 Occurrences)

... But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tricks.htm - 9k

Temper (14 Occurrences)

... 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/temper.htm - 13k

Twenty (282 Occurrences)

... Genesis 6:3 Yahweh said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years." (WEB KJV JPS ... biblethesaurus.org/t/twenty.htm - 40k

Treading (26 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 2:5 ye do not strive with them, for I do not give to you of their land even the treading of the sole of a foot; for a possession to Esau I have ... biblethesaurus.org/t/treading.htm - 15k

Rustle (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (vi) To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to bustle about. 3. (vt) To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rustle.htm - 7k

Resist (23 Occurrences)

... obstruct. 2. (vt) To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose. 3. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/r/resist.htm - 13k

Reconciled (11 Occurrences)

... Luke 12:58 For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reconciled.htm - 10k

Restored (77 Occurrences)

... restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/restored.htm - 29k

Reaches (26 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reaches.htm - 13k

Excel (12 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Jeremiah 22:15 Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? ... biblethesaurus.org/e/excel.htm - 10k

Endeavor (3 Occurrences)

... 1. (vt) To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/endeavor.htm - 8k

Estimate (6 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Exodus 21:22 And if men strive together, and strike a woman with child, so that she be delivered, and no mischief happen, he shall in any case be fined ... biblethesaurus.org/e/estimate.htm - 9k

Earnestness (14 Occurrences)

... Luke 13:24 Strive with earnestness to enter in through the narrow door, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in and will not be able. (DBY). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earnestness.htm - 11k

Erring (13 Occurrences)

... Genesis 6:3 And Jehovah saith, 'My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they 'are' flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty ... biblethesaurus.org/e/erring.htm - 10k

Explore (13 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. 2. (vt) To ... biblethesaurus.org/e/explore.htm - 11k

Expired (29 Occurrences)

... Numbers 20:3 and the people strive with Moses, and speak, saying, 'And oh that we had expired when our brethren expired before Jehovah! (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/expired.htm - 15k

Exacting (5 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 5:7 and my heart reigneth over me, and I strive with the freemen, and with the prefects, and say to them, 'Usury one upon another ye are exacting ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exacting.htm - 8k

Dishonored (17 Occurrences)

... (See NAS). Isaiah 41:11 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dishonored.htm - 11k

Determine (13 Occurrences)

... Exodus 21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according ... biblethesaurus.org/d/determine.htm - 13k

Dispute (37 Occurrences)

... assertions or arguments. 4. (vt) To strive or contend about; to contest. 5. (vt) To struggle against; to resist. 6. (vi) Verbal ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispute.htm - 17k