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H7379רִיבriv

strifePart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 5
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. 1
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 7
  20. 12
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 5
  24. 6
  25. 2
  26. 1
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 2
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 3
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. 1
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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61 occurrences in 60 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Psalms 43:1

    Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

    רִיבִ֗י (רִיבִ֗) ri.V “case”

  2. Psalms 55:9

    Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.

    וְרִ֣יב (רִ֣יב) Riv “strife”

  3. Psalms 74:22

    Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.

    רִיבֶ֑ךָ (רִיבֶ֑) ri.Ve. “case”

  4. Psalms 119:154

    Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.

    רִ֭יבִי (רִ֭יבִ) Ri.v “case”

  5. Proverbs 15:18

    An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

    רִֽיב׃ Riv “a dispute”

  6. Proverbs 17:1

    Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

    רִֽיב׃ Riv “strife”

  7. Proverbs 17:14

    The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

    הָרִ֥יב (רִ֥יב) Riv “dispute”

  8. Proverbs 18:6

    A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

    בְרִ֑יב (רִ֑יב) Riv “strife”

  9. Proverbs 18:17

    The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

    בְּרִיב֑וֹ (רִיב֑) ri.V “case”

  10. Proverbs 20:3

    It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

    מֵרִ֑יב (רִ֑יב) Riv “strife”

  11. Proverbs 22:23

    For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

    רִיבָ֑ם (רִיבָ֑) ri.Va “case”

  12. Proverbs 23:11

    For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.

    רִיבָ֣ם (רִיבָ֣) ri.Va “case”

  13. Proverbs 25:9

    Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another:

    רִֽ֭יבְךָ (רִֽ֭יבְ) Ri.ve. “own case”

  14. Proverbs 26:17

    He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

    רִ֥יב riv “a dispute”

  15. Proverbs 26:21

    Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.

    רִֽיב׃ Riv “strife”

  16. Proverbs 30:33

    The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

    רִֽיב׃ Riv “strife”

  17. Isaiah 1:23

    Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow com

    וְרִ֥יב (רִ֥יב) Riv “[the] lawsuit of”

  18. Isaiah 34:8

    For it is the day of the Lord's punishment, when he gives payment for the wrongs done to Zion.

    לְרִ֥יב (רִ֥יב) Riv “[the] cause of”

  19. Isaiah 41:11

    Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.

    רִיבֶֽךָ׃ (רִיבֶֽ) ri.Ve. “strife”

  20. Isaiah 41:21

    Put forward your cause, says the Lord; let your strong argument come out, says the King of Jacob.

    רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם (רִֽיבְ) riv. “case”

  21. Isaiah 58:4

    If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.

    לְרִ֤יב (רִ֤יב) Riv “strife”

  22. Jeremiah 11:20

    But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

    רִיבִֽי׃ (רִיבִֽ) ri.V “case”

  23. Jeremiah 15:10

    Sorrow is mine, my mother, because you have given birth to me, a cause of fighting and argument in all the earth! I have not made men my creditors and I am not in debt to any, but every one of them is cursing me.

    רִ֛יב riv “strife”

  24. Jeremiah 20:12

    But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

    רִיבִֽי׃ (רִיבִֽ) ri.V “case”

  25. Jeremiah 25:31

    A noise will come, even to the end of the earth; for the Lord has a cause against the nations, he will give his decision against all flesh; as for the evil-doers, he will give them to the sword, says the Lord.

    רִ֤יב riv “a controversy”