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 27:20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Proverbs 27:22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
• Proverbs 27:24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
• Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
• Proverbs 28:13 He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
• Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 28:21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
• Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
• Proverbs 29:7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
• Proverbs 29:19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
• Proverbs 29:24 A partner to a thief hates his own soul; he receives the oath but does not testify.
• Proverbs 30:2 Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
• Proverbs 30:3 I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
• Proverbs 30:11 There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
• Proverbs 30:12 There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.
• Proverbs 30:15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
• Proverbs 30:16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
• Proverbs 30:18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
• Proverbs 30:20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
• Proverbs 30:21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
• Proverbs 30:25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
• Proverbs 30:26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
• Proverbs 30:30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
• Proverbs 31:7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
• Proverbs 31:11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
• Proverbs 31:12 She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
• Proverbs 31:18 She sees that her gain is good, and her lamp is not extinguished at night.
• Proverbs 31:21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
• Proverbs 31:27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
• Ecclesiastes 1:8 All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
• Ecclesiastes 1:11 There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
• Ecclesiastes 1:15 What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
• Ecclesiastes 2:10 Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
• Ecclesiastes 2:21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
• Ecclesiastes 2:23 Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
• Ecclesiastes 4:3 But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
• Ecclesiastes 4:12 And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
• Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
• Ecclesiastes 4:16 There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
• Ecclesiastes 5:5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
• Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15 As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
• Ecclesiastes 5:20 For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
• Ecclesiastes 6:2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
• Ecclesiastes 6:3 A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
• Ecclesiastes 6:5 The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
• Ecclesiastes 6:6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
• Ecclesiastes 6:7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
• Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
• Ecclesiastes 7:10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
• Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
• Ecclesiastes 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
• Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
• Ecclesiastes 7:21 Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.
• Ecclesiastes 7:28 While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
• Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
• Ecclesiastes 8:8 As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
• Ecclesiastes 8:13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.