Lack

Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.   Genesis 18:28 

And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.   Exodus 16:18 

And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.   Leviticus 2:13 

Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.   Leviticus 22:23 

And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.   Numbers 31:49 

For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.   Deuteronomy 2:7 

A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.   Deuteronomy 8:9 

And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.   Judges 21:3, 4 

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.   1 Samuel 30:19 

And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.   2 Samuel 2:30 

Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.   2 Samuel 3:29 

Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.   2 Samuel 17:22 

And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.   1 Kings 4:27 

Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.   1 Kings 11:22 

Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.   Nehemiah 9:21 

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.   Job 4:11 

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.   Job 38:41 

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.   Psalm 34:10 

But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.   Proverbs 6:32 

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.   Proverbs 12:9 

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.   Proverbs 28:27 

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.   Ecclesiastes 9:8 

And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.   Jeremiah 23:4 

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.   Hosea 4:6 

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.   Matthew 19:20, 21 

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.   Mark 10:21 

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.   Luke 8:6 

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.   Luke 18:22 

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 

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.   Acts 4:34, 35 

For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.   1 Corinthians 12:24 

I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.   1 Corinthians 16:17 

As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.   2 Corinthians 8:15 

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.   2 Corinthians 11:9 

Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.   Philippians 2:30 

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.   Philippians 4:10 

Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.   1 Thessalonians 3:10, 11 

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.   1 Thessalonians 4:12 

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.   James 1:5 

But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.   2 Peter 1:9 

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