מִצְוָה mitsvâh

Meaning

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

In the King James Version: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Derivation: from H6680 (צָוָה);

Where it is used

• Nehemiah 10:29 hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.
• Nehemiah 10:32 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God:
• Nehemiah 11:23 For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
• Nehemiah 12:24 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
• Nehemiah 12:45 They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
• Nehemiah 13:5 and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
• Esther 3:3 Then the royal servants at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the command of the king?”
• Job 23:12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Psalms 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
• Psalms 78:7 that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
• Psalms 89:31 if they violate My statutes and fail to keep My commandments,
• Psalms 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
• Psalms 119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:19 I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
• Psalms 119:21 You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:32 I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
• Psalms 119:35 Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
• Psalms 119:47 I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
• Psalms 119:48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
• Psalms 119:60 I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:86 All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
• Psalms 119:96 I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.
• Psalms 119:98 Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
• Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
• Psalms 119:127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
• Psalms 119:131 I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:143 Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.
• Psalms 119:151 You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.
• Psalms 119:166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
• Psalms 119:172 My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
• Psalms 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
• Proverbs 2:1 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
• Proverbs 4:4 he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
• Proverbs 6:20 My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
• Proverbs 6:23 For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
• Proverbs 7:1 My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
• Proverbs 7:2 Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
• Proverbs 10:8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
• Proverbs 13:13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
• Proverbs 19:16 He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
• Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
• Ecclesiastes 12:13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
• Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
• Isaiah 36:21 But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
• Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like waves of the sea.
• Jeremiah 32:11 Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
• Jeremiah 35:14 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk it to this very day because they have obeyed the command of their forefather. But I have spoken to you again and again, and you have not obeyed Me!
• Jeremiah 35:16 Yes, the sons of Jonadab son of Rechab carried out the command their forefather gave them, but these people have not listened to Me.
• Jeremiah 35:18 Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your forefather Jonadab and have kept all his commandments and have done all that he charged you to do,
• Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
• Daniel 9:5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
• Malachi 2:1 “And now this decree is for you, O priests:
• Malachi 2:4 Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.