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So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance-- like the sand of the sea-- that he stopped measuring it; it was beyond measure.
For you had little before I came, and it has increased abundantly; and the LORD has blessed you wherever I turned. But now when shall I provide for my own household also?"
During the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything, therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and lack of everything. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
As soon as the word spread, the people of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.
And of Joseph he said: Blessed by the LORD be his land, with the choice gifts of heaven above, and of the deep that lies beneath; with the choice fruits of the sun, and the rich yield of the months; with the finest produce of the ancient mountains, and the abundance of the everlasting hills.
He has sacrificed oxen, fatted cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the children of the king, the priest Abiathar, and Joab the commander of the army; but your servant Solomon he has not invited.
For today he has gone down and has sacrificed oxen, fatted cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's children, Joab the commander of the army, and the priest Abiathar, who are now eating and drinking before him, and saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!'
You have an abundance of workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of artisans without number, skilled in working
So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones, and marble in abundance.
O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a house for your holy name comes from your hand and is all your own.
On the next day they offered sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their libations, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel;
To prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
As soon as the word spread, the people of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.
A great many people were gathered, and they stopped all the springs and the wadi that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the Assyrian kings come and find water in abundance?"
Hezekiah set to work resolutely and built up the entire wall that was broken down, and raised towers on it, and outside it he built another wall; he also strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very great possessions.
Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because of the heavy burden of labor on the people.
And they captured fortress cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses filled with all sorts of goods, hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive orchards, and fruit trees in abundance; so they ate, and were filled and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
For by these he governs peoples; he gives food in abundance.
Which the skies pour down and drop upon mortals abundantly.
The Almighty-- we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
Where there is no guidance, a nation falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.
For length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.
Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the LORD, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Therefore the abundance they have gained and what they have laid up they carry away over the Wadi of the Willows.
For his burning place has long been prepared; truly it is made ready for the king, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.
He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure.
In rebuke for the decree to kill the infants, you gave them abundant water unexpectedly,
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff; water came out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank.
The LORD your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all your undertakings, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your soil. For the LORD will again take delight in prospering you, just as he delighted in prospering your ancestors,
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.
Psalms: O how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone!
But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
"See the one who would not take refuge in God, but trusted in abundant riches, and sought refuge in wealth!"
Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house, I will bow down toward your holy temple in awe of you.
They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
Rain in abundance, O God, you showered abroad; you restored your heritage when it languished;
But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me. With your faithful help
May there be abundance of grain in the land; may it wave on the tops of the mountains; may its fruit be like Lebanon; and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field.
Mortals ate of the bread of angels; he sent them food in abundance.
They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.
Our ancestors, when they were in Egypt, did not consider your wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of your steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.
For their sake he remembered his covenant, and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
Psalm 65:10 You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
He split rocks open in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
I will abundantly bless its provisions; I will satisfy its poor with bread.
New Testament You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.
For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on."
The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions."
For all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."
If, because of the one man's trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance.
And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.
To those who have been chosen and destined by God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with his blood: May grace and peace be yours in abundance.
May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance.
John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim because water was abundant there; and people kept coming and were being baptized.
For just as the sufferings of Christ are abundant for us, so also our consolation is abundant through Christ.
For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
For during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
Then he told them a parable: The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work.
Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.
So that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of everyone of you for one another is increasing.
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