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Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.”

Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’”

When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?”

…and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

But your wives, your children, and your livestock—I know that you have much livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you,

You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

Now Joshua was old and well along in years, and the LORD said to him, “You are old and well along in years, but very much of the land remains to be possessed.

Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.

…would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”

How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!”

Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

“If you will not,” said Naaman, “please let me, your servant, be given as much soil as a pair of mules can carry. For your servant will never again make a burnt offering or a sacrifice to any other god but the LORD.

Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

…but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

…but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.

Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.

But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

…and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”

Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”

The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”

This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.

…how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!

Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.

…how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

…how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”

…if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,

How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,

…and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!

They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.

Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD—how much more the hearts of men!

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!

Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.

If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.

It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.

A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?

Even when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring scorn and derision, for it holds so much.

The grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah.

He is to provide a grain offering of an ephah with the bull, an ephah with the ram, and as much as he is able with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.

At the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

…so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.