lack

The 13 most-voted verses about lack, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Psalm 34:10 (BSB)

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].

Psalm 34:10 (KJV)

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

Psalm 34:10 (WEB)

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9 (BSB)

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9 (KJV)

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:9 (WEB)

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 (BSB)

And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:

2 Corinthians 9:8 (KJV)

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8 (WEB)

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 (BSB)

[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 (WEB)

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:3 (BSB)

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:3 (KJV)

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:3 (WEB)

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (BSB)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33 (WEB)

Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.

Luke 22:35 (BSB)

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

Luke 22:35 (KJV)

He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, bag, and sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

Luke 22:35 (WEB)

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.

Philippians 4:12 (BSB)

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Philippians 4:12 (KJV)

I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

Philippians 4:12 (WEB)

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (BSB)

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19 (WEB)

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalm 23:1 (BSB)

A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalm 23:1 (KJV)

A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.

Psalm 23:1 (WEB)

For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (BSB)

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (KJV)

For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10 (WEB)

But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

1 Timothy 6:8 (BSB)

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

1 Timothy 6:8 (KJV)

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

1 Timothy 6:8 (WEB)

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:4 (BSB)

But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

James 1:4 (KJV)

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:4 (WEB)

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