'Lack' in the Bible

a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.

We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing."

Those who are well-fed hire themselves out to earn food, but the hungry no longer lack. Even the barren woman gives birth to seven, but the one with many children withers away.

This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, "They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?"

Pharaoh said to him, "What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?" Hadad replied, "Nothing, but please give me permission to leave."

The mighty lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.

They are soaked by mountain rains and huddle in the rocks because they lack shelter.

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?

A psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing!

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

The heart of her husband has confidence in her, and he has no lack of gain.

A wise person's good sense protects him, but a fool's lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

Your navel is a round mixing bowl -- may it never lack mixed wine! Your belly is a mound of wheat, encircled by lilies.

Therefore my people will be deported because of their lack of understanding. Their leaders will have nothing to eat, their masses will have nothing to drink.

When its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.

Carefully read the scroll of the Lord! Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. For the Lord has issued the decree, and his own spirit gathers them.

He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy.

Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

Why does no one challenge me when I come? Why does no one respond when I call? Is my hand too weak to deliver you? Do I lack the power to rescue you? Look, with a mere shout I can dry up the sea; I can turn streams into a desert, so the fish rot away and die from lack of water.

For I, the Lord, promise: "David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices."'"

So the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, 'Jonadab son of Rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me.'"

You must not say, 'No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy's trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.'

(Tet) Those who died by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, those who waste away, struck down from lack of food.

because they will lack bread and water. Each one will be terrified, and they will rot for their iniquity.

The labor pains of a woman will overtake him, but the baby will lack wisdom; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb!

The young man said to him, "I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws. What do I still lack?"

As Jesus looked at him, he felt love for him and said, "You lack one thing. Go, sell whatever you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Then Jesus said to them, "When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler's bag, or sandals, you didn't lack anything, did you?" They replied, "Nothing."

so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?

I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those "super-apostles," even though I am nothing.