לֹא lôʼ

Meaning

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

In the King James Version: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Derivation: or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

Where it is used

• Proverbs 10:2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
• Proverbs 10:3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
• Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
• Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
• Proverbs 10:30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
• Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
• Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
• Proverbs 12:3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
• Proverbs 12:21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
• Proverbs 12:27 A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
• Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
• Proverbs 13:8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
• Proverbs 13:23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
• Proverbs 14:5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
• Proverbs 14:10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
• Proverbs 14:22 Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness find loving devotion and faithfulness.
• Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
• Proverbs 15:12 A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
• Proverbs 16:5 Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
• Proverbs 16:10 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
• Proverbs 16:29 A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.
• Proverbs 17:5 He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 17:7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
• Proverbs 17:13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
• Proverbs 17:20 The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
• Proverbs 17:21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
• Proverbs 17:26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
• Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
• Proverbs 18:5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
• Proverbs 19:2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
• Proverbs 19:5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
• Proverbs 19:10 Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
• Proverbs 19:24 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
• Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
• Proverbs 20:4 The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
• Proverbs 20:19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.
• Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
• Proverbs 20:23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good.
• Proverbs 21:10 The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
• Proverbs 21:13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
• Proverbs 21:17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
• Proverbs 21:26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
• Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
• Proverbs 22:20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings about counsel and knowledge,
• Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
• Proverbs 23:13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
• Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
• Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
• Proverbs 24:12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
• Proverbs 24:14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
• Proverbs 24:20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
• Proverbs 25:10 lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
• Proverbs 25:27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
• Proverbs 26:1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
• Proverbs 26:17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
• Proverbs 26:19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
• Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
• Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.