אַל ʼal
Meaning
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
In the King James Version: nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
Derivation: a negative particle (akin to H3808 (לֹא));
Where it is used
- Proverbs 5:8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
- Proverbs 6:4 Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
- Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
- Proverbs 6:25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Proverbs 7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
- Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
- Proverbs 8:33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
- Proverbs 9:8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 12:28 There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
- Proverbs 17:12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Proverbs 19:18 Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
- Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
- Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Proverbs 22:22 Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Proverbs 22:24 Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,
- Proverbs 22:26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
- Proverbs 22:28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.
- Proverbs 23:3 Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
- Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 23:6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
- Proverbs 23:9 Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 23:10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
- Proverbs 23:13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
- Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
- Proverbs 23:20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
- Proverbs 23:22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 23:23 Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Proverbs 23:31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- Proverbs 24:1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
- Proverbs 24:15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
- Proverbs 24:17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Proverbs 24:19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
- Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 24:28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
- Proverbs 24:29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 25:6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- Proverbs 25:8 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Proverbs 25:9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
- Proverbs 26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
- Proverbs 26:25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
- 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.
- Proverbs 27:10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
- Proverbs 28:17 A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
- Proverbs 30:6 Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
- Proverbs 30:7 Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:
- Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- Proverbs 30:10 Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
- Proverbs 31:3 Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
- Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
- 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 7:16 Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
- Ecclesiastes 7:17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
- Ecclesiastes 7:21 Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.