Strong’s H5315 · Hebrew
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh · neh'-fesh
Origin from נָפַשׁ (H5314);
Meaning properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
In the King James Version any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
In 670 verses of the King James Version
451–500 of 670
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
- Psalms 143:11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
- Psalms 143:12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
- Psalms 146:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
- Proverbs 1:18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
- Proverbs 1:19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- Proverbs 3:22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
- Proverbs 6:16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
- Proverbs 6:26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
- Proverbs 6:30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
- Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
- Proverbs 7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
- Proverbs 8:36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
- Proverbs 10:3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
- Proverbs 11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
- Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
- Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
- Proverbs 13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
- Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 13:8The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
- Proverbs 13:19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
- Proverbs 13:25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
- Proverbs 14:10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
- Proverbs 14:25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
- Proverbs 15:32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
- Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
- Proverbs 16:26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
- Proverbs 18:7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
- Proverbs 19:2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
- Proverbs 19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 19:16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- Proverbs 20:2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- Proverbs 21:10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
- Proverbs 21:23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
- Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- Proverbs 22:23For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
- Proverbs 22:25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
- Proverbs 23:2And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
- Proverbs 23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
- Proverbs 23:14Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Proverbs 24:12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
- Proverbs 24:14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
- Proverbs 25:13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
- Proverbs 25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.