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Habit(s) (custom, routine, tendency)
Recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior
Exodus 21:29. A bad habit
Numbers 22:30. A donkey’s habit
Zechariah 8:21. Make a habit of asking.
1 Corinthians 15:33. Good habits corrupted
1 Timothy 5:13. A habit of idleness
Hades (see Hell; Sheol)
Hail (ice pellets, sleet)
Precipitation in the form of spherical pellets of ice; also, to summon someone
Exodus 9:13–35. Plague of hail
Job 38:22–23. Storehouses for hail
Psalm 78:47–48. Recalling the plague of hail
Isaiah 28:17. Sweeping away lies with hail
Haggai 2:17. Struck by hail
Revelation 8:7. Hail, fire, and blood
Hair (locks, mane, tresses)
Any of the filaments characteristically growing out of the epidermis of a mammal
Exodus 25:3–4. Goats’ hair
Leviticus 10:6. Uncombed hair as a sign of mourning
Judges 13:5. Don’t cut Samson’s hair.
2 Samuel 14:25–26. Absalom’s hair
1 Timothy 2:9. Beauty is not about hairstyles.
Hallelujah (praise, worship)
An acclimation that means “Praise the Lord”
Psalm 104:35. Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
Psalm 106:1. Hallelujah! Give thanks.
Psalm 111:1. Hallelujah! I will give thanks.
Psalm 146:10. The Lord rules. Hallelujah!
Revelation 19. Hallelujah in heaven
Hallowed (consecrated, holy, sacred)
Something sacred or sanctified
Exodus 20:11. Hallowing the Sabbath
Exodus 29:21. Hallowed garments
Leviticus 12:4. Women forbidden to touch hallowed items after childbirth
Leviticus 19:8. Hallowed offerings
Matthew 6:9. His name is hallowed.
Hand(s) (fingers, furnish)
The part of the human arm below the forearm and consisting of the wrist, palm, four fingers, and a thumb; also, physical help
Genesis 19:16. Grabbing Lot and his family by the hands
Genesis 27:22–23. Faking Esau’s hairy hands
Exodus 17:10–13. Lifting Moses’ hands
Luke 13:13. Healing with hands
Luke 23:46. Into God’s hands
Luke 24:38–40. Touching the hands of the risen Christ
Acts 6:6. Hands placed on the called
Handicap (see Disability)
Handsome (attractive, good looking, striking)
Pleasing and dignified in form and appearance
Genesis 39:6. Handsome Joseph
1 Samuel 9:2. Handsome Saul
1 Samuel 16:12. Handsome David
2 Samuel 23:20–21. Handsome Egyptian
1 Kings 1:5. Handsome Adonijah
Psalm 45:2. A handsome descendant
Handwriting (scrawl, script, writing)
Writing done with the hand
Exodus 32:16. Handwriting on tablets
Numbers 17:2–3. Handwriting on staffs
Isaiah 8:1. Handwritten on a tablet
Daniel 5. The handwriting on the wall
Colossians 2:13–14. Handwriting of requirements
Hanukkah (festival of dedication, festival of lights)
Eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the victory in 165 B.C. of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes
John 10:22–42. Jesus attends the Festival of the Dedication.
Happiness (delight, gladness, glee)
A state of enjoyment marked by pleasure or satisfaction
Job 21:13. Happiness of the wicked
Psalm 106:4–5. Happiness of people
Proverbs 17:20. Happiness eludes the twisted.
Proverbs 23:26. Find happiness in obedience.
Isaiah 9:3. Happiness to come
Harass (annoy, bother, pester)
Irritate or torment persistently
Numbers 25:17. License to harass
Numbers 33:55. Drive them out or face harassment.
Deuteronomy 2:9. Don’t harass the Moabites.
Psalm 56:2. Harassed by enemies
Matthew 9:36. Harassed people
Hard-heartedness (callousness, pitilessness)
Lacking in feeling or compassion
Deuteronomy 15:8. Never be hard-hearted.
Proverbs 28:14. Disaster for the hard-hearted
Ezekiel 3:7. Hard-hearted Israel
Hardship (suffering)
Extreme privation
Deuteronomy 15:18. No hardship if you free a slave
Psalm 119:143. Trouble and hardship
Isaiah 30:6. Israel’s hardship
Lamentations 3:5. A lament of hardship
2 Corinthians 12:10. Paul’s acceptance of hardship
Harlot (see Prostitution)
Harmless (not detrimental, safe)
Incapable of causing harm
Proverbs 1:11. Thugs out to hurt the harmless
Matthew 10:16. Harmless as doves
Philippians 2:14–15. Be blameless and harmless.
Hebrews 7:26. Harmless high priest
Harmony (accord, agreement, concord)
Agreement in feeling or opinion
Job 22:21. In harmony with God
Psalm 133:1. Living in harmony
Acts 4:32. Believers in harmony
Romans 12:16. Live in harmony.
Romans 15:5. Encouragement to live in harmony
Harp (musical instrument)
An instrument consisting of an upright, open triangular frame with strings played by plucking with the fingers
Genesis 4:21. The first to play the harp
1 Samuel 10:5. Prophets led by music of the harp, flute, and lyre
Psalm 33:2. Praise God with the harp.
Psalm 57:8. Wake up, harp and lyre!
Psalm 71:22. Giving thanks with a harp
Psalm 144:9. Singing a new song with a harp
Harvest (gather, reap, season)
Act or process of gathering crops
Genesis 30:14. Wheat harvest
Genesis 41:34. Collecting the harvest in readiness for a famine
Genesis 47:24. Tithe from the harvest
Exodus 23:16. Festival of the Harvest
Exodus 34:22. Celebrate with grain from the wheat harvest.
Leviticus 19:10. Don’t harvest everything in the field.
Leviticus 23:9–10. Give the first harvested grain.
Haste (alacrity, speed)
Rapidity of action or motion
Genesis 19:14. Hasten out of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Exodus 12:11. Eat it in haste.
Deuteronomy 16:3. Left in haste
Judges 13:10. Ran in haste
1 Samuel 20:38. Make haste.
Hat(s) (head covering, turban)
A covering for the head
Exodus 28:4, 37. Hat for the high priest
Job 29:14. Putting on justice and righteousness as one puts on a hat
Isaiah 3:18–23. Hats will be taken away.
Ezekiel 24:17. Put on your hat and don’t grieve.
Daniel 3:21. Thrown into the furnace wearing hats
Zechariah 3:5. A clean hat for God’s servant
1 Corinthians 11:4. Hats not to be worn while praying
Hatred (abhorrence, loathing, revulsion)
Intense animosity or hostility
2 Samuel 13:15. Hatred for the abused
Psalm 25:19. Hatred of enemies
Proverbs 10:18. Hiding hatred
Galatians 5:19–20. Hatred—a product of the corrupt nature
Colossians 3:8. Get rid of hatred.
James 4:4. Hatred toward God
Haughty (see Pride)
Hawk(s) (bird of prey)
Any of the various birds of prey of the order Falconiformes
Leviticus 11:13–16. Hawk—an unclean bird
Job 28:7. The hawk can’t find wisdom.
Job 39:26. Who controls the hawk’s flight?
Healing (curing, relieving)
Curing someone of an affliction
Proverbs 12:18. Wise words bring healing.
Proverbs 13:17. A dependable envoy brings healing.
Isaiah 53:5. Healing from the wounds of God’s servant
Jeremiah 8:15. Terror instead of healing
Luke 13:14. Healing on the Sabbath
John 5:16. Persecuted for healing on the Sabbath
Health (physical condition, soundness, wellness)
The overall condition of an organism
Psalm 41:3. The Lord will support.
Psalm 90:10. If health allows
Proverbs 1:12. Like those in good health
Isaiah 38. Hezekiah returns to health after an illness
Jeremiah 8:22. Spiritual medicine for an unhealthy people
Mark 3:4. Restore someone to health or let him die?
Hearing (hear, perceive)
The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear
Genesis 29:33. His name means Hearing.
1 Samuel 4:14–15. A cry heard
Amos 8:11. A famine of hearing God’s Word
Matthew 13:15. Hard of hearing
Luke 9:9. Hearing about Jesus
Hearsay (see Gossip)
Heart (compassion, feelings, sympathy)
The chambered muscular organ that pumps blood; also, the repository of one’s deepest beliefs and feelings
Exodus 28:29. Carrying the names over his heart
Deuteronomy 4:29. Searching for God with all your heart
Deuteronomy 6:5–6. Love God with all your heart.
Deuteronomy 7:7. God’s heart
Judges 16:15. Your heart isn’t mine.
1 Samuel 1:15. Pouring out my heart
Heartache (anguish, grief, sorrow)
Emotional anguish
Proverbs 10:10. When a wink causes heartache
Proverbs 15:13. Heartache and depression
Proverbs 17:25. A parent’s heartache
Ecclesiastes 1:18. Heartache and wisdom
Romans 9:2. Paul’s heartache over his people
Heathen (pagan)
One who adheres to a religion that does not acknowledge God
Matthew 6:7. Vain repetition like the heathen
Matthew 18:17. Dealing with a heathen
1 Thessalonians 4:3–5. Heathens who don’t know God
Heaven (paradise)
The abode of God, angels, and souls granted salvation
Matthew 6:10. God’s will is done in heaven.
Matthew 6:20. Treasure in heaven
Matthew 8:11. The kingdom in heaven
Luke 6:23. Reward in heaven
Revelation 8:1. Silence in heaven
Revelation 12:7. War in heaven
Heavens (sky, space, and the planets)
The sky or universe as seen from Earth; the firmament
Genesis 1:1, 6–8. The heavens created.
Genesis 49:25. Blessings from the heavens
Deuteronomy 28:12. Opening the heavens
Deuteronomy 33:26. Riding through the heavens
1 Samuel 2:10. Thundering from the heavens
1 Chronicles 16:26. Maker of the heavens
Hebrew (language, person)
A member or descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; an Israelite; also, the Semitic language
Genesis 14:13. Abram the Hebrew
Genesis 39:13–14. Complaints about Joseph the Hebrew
Exodus 1:15–16. Hebrew midwives and childbearing women
John 5:2. Bethesda in the Hebrew language
John 19:13. Gabbatha in the Hebrew language
Acts 22:2. Speaking in the Hebrew language
Hedonism (pagan)
Pursuit or devotion to pleasure
Proverbs 21:17. Poverty of the hedonist
Ecclesiastes 2:1–3. Study of hedonism
Luke 15:11–32. Hedonism of a son
1 Timothy 5:6. Hedonism deadens a life.
Heirs (inheritors)
Those who inherit
1 Kings 14:8. David’s heirs
2 Kings 10:1. Ahab’s heirs
Acts 3:25. Heirs of the promise
Romans 8:17. God’s heirs
Galatians 3:29. Abraham’s heirs
Hell (Hades, Sheol, torture)
Place of punishment for unbelievers
Deuteronomy 32:22. The depths of hell
Psalm 49:14–15. Driven and brought back from hell
Psalm 139:8. A bed in hell
Proverbs 7:27. The way to hell
Matthew 5:30. Maimed in life is better than hell
Matthew 16:18. Gates of hell
Help/Helping (aid, assist)
Offering assistance; gift of service
Exodus 2:23. Cries for help
Leviticus 11:47. Instructions to help you understand
Deuteronomy 22:4. Help out.
Psalm 28:2. Calling to God for help
Mark 9:24. Help my lack of faith.
1 Corinthians 4:17. Timothy will help.
1 Corinthians 12:28. A gift for helping
Helpless (frail, powerless, weak)
Unable to manage by oneself; lacking power or strength
Deuteronomy 32:10. Helping the helpless
Job 6:13. Completely helpless
Psalm 41:1. Those who help the helpless
Matthew 5:3. Spiritually helpless
Matthew 9:36. Helpless crowd
Herald (messenger)
Person who announces important news
Daniel 3:4–6. The herald proclaims the furnace consequence.
Habakkuk 2:2. Heralding the revelation
1 Timothy 2:7. Appointed as a herald
Heredity (genetics, inherited traits)
The genetic transmittal of traits from parent to offspring
Genesis 1:27. Starting the chain of heredity
Genesis 5:3. A son in his own image
Exodus 20:5. A heredity of punishment or mercy
Psalm 51:5. A heredity of sin
Jeremiah 31:29–30. No longer responsible for what’s passed on
Heresy (dissent, sacrilege, unorthodoxy)
An opinion or doctrine at variance with established religious beliefs
Acts 24:14. Christians believed to be heretical
1 Corinthians 11:19. A warning about heretical beliefs
Ephesians 4:14. No longer swayed by heresy
Titus 3:10. Avoid those who teach heretical beliefs.
2 Peter 2:1. Heresy of false teachers
Heritage (birthright, inheritance, legacy)
Property that can be inherited; a tradition passed on from preceding generations
Job 20:29. An appointed heritage
Job 27:13. A ruthless man’s heritage
Job 31:2. A man’s heritage
Psalm 127:3. Children are a heritage.
Isaiah 54:17. A heritage of protection
Hermeneutics (interpretation, study)
The study of interpretations or explanations of Scripture
Matthew 2:15. Interpreting the prophets in reference to Jesus
Matthew 5:21–22. Hermeneutics in the Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 19:3–6. Jesus teaches hermeneutics.
Luke 3:4–6. The hermeneutics of John’s advent
2 Timothy 2:15. Proper hermeneutics
Heroes (champions, the courageous)
Persons noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose
1 Samuel 17:51. Death of a Philistine hero
Psalm 52:1. An evil hero
Proverbs 16:32. What’s better than being a hero?
Zephaniah 3:17. The ultimate hero
Hebrews 11:4–40. Heroes of the faith
Hesitate (falter, vacillate)
To be slow to act, speak, or decide
Judges 18:9. Don’t hesitate.
Job 30:10. No hesitation
Proverbs 23:13. Don’t hesitate on discipline.
Acts 10:19–20. Don’t hesitate, Peter.
Hide/Hidden (conceal, mystery, secret)
To keep out of sight; something kept out of sight
Genesis 3:7–8. Trying to hide from God
Genesis 18:17. Nothing to hide from Abraham
Exodus 2:1–3. Keeping Moses hidden
Deuteronomy 29:29. Some things are hidden.
Joshua 2. Hiding two spies
Psalm 139:15. Nothing is hidden from God.
High Places (worship place)
Translated from the Hebrew word ramah, which means “to be high”; places where idols were worshiped
Deuteronomy 12:2. Destroy the high places.
1 Kings 11:7. Solomon builds a high place.
1 Kings 13:2–3. Judgment on those who worship at the high places
1 Kings 14:22–24. People of Judah built worship sites for themselves.
1 Kings 15:14. Committed, but did not destroy the high places
High Priest (priest)
The chief of the priests
Exodus 28:11–12. Stones worn by Aaron the first high priest
Leviticus 16:32–33. The high priest makes atonement.
Leviticus 21:10. Rules for the high priest
Numbers 35:25. Stay in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest.
2 Kings 12:10. High priest collects the contributions for the temple.
Hindrance (barrier, impediment, obstacle)
Something that gets into the way of something else
1 Samuel 14:6. Nothing is a hindrance for God.
Matthew 19:14. Don’t be a hindrance to children coming to Jesus.
1 Corinthians 9:12. Avoiding hindering the Good News
Acts 28:31. Preaching with hindrance.
History (account, record, the past)
Chronological record of events
Exodus 9:18. Worst hailstorm in history
2 Chronicles 13:22. A written history
Ezra 4. The Samaritans’ view of history
Esther 10:2. History of the kings of the Medes and Persians
Isaiah 41:4. God determined the course of history.
Hoard/Hoarding (accumulate, cache, stockpile)
A hidden fund or supply stored for future use
Proverbs 11:26. Grain hoarding
Ecclesiastes 5:13. Hoarding riches
Amos 3:10. Hoarding plunder
Holiday(s) (feast days, festivals)
A religious feast day to commemorate or celebrate a particular event
Esther 2:18. A holiday
Esther 8:17. Enjoying a holiday
Esther 9:19, 22. Holiday in Adar
Holiness (consecration, set apart)
Attribute of God that signifies his transcendence; also a quality in the people of God
Genesis 2:3. Holiness of the seventh day
Exodus 3:5. Holy ground
Exodus 19:10. Set apart as holy
Exodus 22:31. God’s holy people
Isaiah 6:1–3. God is holy.
1 Thessalonians 5:23. May God make you holy.
Holy kiss (greeting)
Christian greeting
Romans 16:16. A holy kiss
1 Corinthians 16:20. Everyone greet with a holy kiss.
2 Corinthians 13:12. Holy people, greet with a kiss.
1 Thessalonians 5:26. Greet with a holy kiss.
Holy Land (Palestine)
The biblical region of Palestine and the cities and places that can be found there
Genesis 17:8. The promise given to give Abraham’s descendants a permanent home
Joshua 16:5–10. Ephraim
Ruth 1:1. Bethlehem
1 Kings 3:15. Jerusalem
Matthew 3:13. Galilee
Matthew 16:13. Casesarea Philippi
Holy Place(s) (tabernacle, temple, places of worship)
Places made holy by the presence of God or by the order of God
Exodus 3:5. Mount Horeb—holy ground
Exodus 15:17. The holy place built by God
Exodus 25:8. A holy place made for God
Exodus 26:33–34. Holy places in the tabernacle
Exodus 29:43. God makes a place holy.
Leviticus 16:2, 17. Rules for the holy place
Holy Spirit (God, Spirit of God)
Third person of the trinity; God in active form
Genesis 1:2. The Spirit of God
Psalm 51:11. Don’t take away the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:15. Filled with the Spirit before birth
Luke 4:1–2. Led the Holy Spirit
John 14:16–17. Promise of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2. Arrival of the Holy Spirit
Romans 5:5. The gift of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:19. The temple of the Holy Spirit
2 Corinthians 6:6–7. The Holy Spirit’s presence
Holy war (jihad)
A war deemed to have religious or high moral purpose
Exodus 17:15–16. God goes to war.
Numbers 21:14. History of the wars of the Lord
Deuteronomy 20. Rules about holy war
Joshua 6. Carrying the ark into a holy war
1 Samuel 11. Holy war against the Ammonites
1 Samuel 25:28. The Lord’s battles
Home (abode, house, residence)
A place where one lives
Genesis 12:1. Abram leaves home.
Leviticus 25:29. Rule for selling a home
Deuteronomy 6:7. Teach children at home.
Mark 10:29–30. Giving up one’s home for the Good News
Romans 16:3–5. Greet the church in this home.
Revelation 21:3. God’s home is with humans.
Homeless (dispossessed)
Having no home or haven
Genesis 23:3–4. No permanent home for Abraham
Job 20:9. Homeless plight of the wicked
Isaiah 58:7. Share with the homeless.
Matthew 8:20. No permanent home for Jesus
1 Corinthians 4:11. Paul is homeless.
Homeopathic medicine (alternative medicine, herbal medicines)
Treating diseases based on the administration of small doses of a drug; using herbal medicines
2 Kings 20:7. Boiled figs for illness
Luke 10:34. Treating wounds with oil and wine
1 Timothy 5:23. Wine for a stomach ailment
Revelation 3:18. Eye ointment
Homosexuality (lesbian, same sex)
Sexual orientation to persons of the same sex
Genesis 19. Homosexuality leads to destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Romans 1:26–27. Indecent acts with men and women
1 Corinthians 6:9–10. Those who won’t inherit
1 Timothy 1:10. Laws intended for homosexuals
Jude 7. Homosexual activities
Honesty (candor, sincerity, truthfulness)
The quality or condition of being honest
Genesis 30:33. Jacob’s honesty
1 Chronicles 29:17. God delights in honesty.
Psalm 25:21. Protected by honesty
Proverbs 29:14. Judging with honesty
Isaiah 59:14. Honesty can’t come in.
Honey (product of bees)
Yellowish viscid fluid produced by bees
Genesis 43:11. A gift of honey
Exodus 3:8. Flowing with milk and honey
Exodus 16:31. Like wafers made with honey
Leviticus 2:11. Never burn honey.
Deuteronomy 8:8. Honey in the promised land
Judges 14:8–20. Samson finds honey.
Honor (admiration, respect, reputation)
High respect
Genesis 30:20. Hoping for honor
Exodus 5:1. A festival in God’s honor
Exodus 14:4. God will receive honor.
Exodus 15. Moses and the people honor God with a song.
Exodus 20:12. Honor your father and your mother.
Honorable (admirable, praiseworthy, respectable)
Deserving or earning honor and respect
Deuteronomy 32:4. God is honorable.
Deuteronomy 33:21. Gad does what is fair and honorable.
1 Kings 1:42. An honorable man
Proverbs 20:3. An honorable action
Philippians 4:8. Whatever is honorable
Hope (anticipation, expectation, optimism)
To wish for something with the expectation of its fulfillment
Genesis 49:18. Waiting with hope
Job 4:6. Do you have hope?
Psalm 9:18. Hope of the oppressed
Psalm 27:14. Wait with hope.
2 Thessalonians 2:16. Hope from God
Hopeless (despondent, forlorn, in despair)
Having no hope
1 Chronicles 29:15. No hope.
Job 13:15. Hopeless
Isaiah 57:10. You didn’t think it was hopeless.
Acts 27:31. There’s no hope if you leave.
Ephesians 2:12. Without God, without hope
Horoscope (see Astrology)
Horse(s) (animal)
Large hoofed mammal having a short-haired coat, a long mane, and a long tail
Genesis 49:17. Like a viper that bites a horse
Exodus 14:9. Pharaoh’s horse-drawn chariots
1 Kings 9:19. Cities for horses
1 Kings 10:28–29. Imported and exported horses
1 Kings 20:20–21. Escaping on a horse
Hospitality (kindness, warmth, welcome)
Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests
Genesis 18. Abraham’s hospitality
Genesis 19:1–11. Lot’s hospitality
Romans 12:13. Practice hospitality.
Romans 16:23. Practice hospitality.
Hebrews 13:2. Show hospitality.
1 Peter 4:9. Offer hospitality.
3 John 8. Be hospitable to missionaries.
Hostage situations (captives, prisoners)
Capturing a person in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party
Genesis 14. Lot taken captive
1 Samuel 30. Hostages taken at Ziklag.
2 Kings 14:13–14. Hostages of Jehoash
House arrest (imprisoned)
Confinement to one’s quarters, rather than prison
Jeremiah 37:14–16. A house turned into a prison
Acts 28:15–16, 30–31. Paul under house arrest
Philemon 1. Writing while under house arrest
House church (believers, church)
A body of Christian believers meeting in a home
Acts 1:13–14. Waiting for the Holy Spirit together
Acts 20:20. Paul mentions house church meetings.
1 Corinthians 16:19. The church in the home of Aquila and Prisca (Priscilla)
Colossians 4:15. The church in the home of Nympha
Philemon 1–2. The church in the home of Philemon
Household gods (idols, teraphim)
Idols kept in the home
Genesis 31. Rachel steals Laban’s household gods.
Judges 18:14, 17–18. Other household gods
1 Samuel 19:12–13. Michal uses idols to help David escape.
2 Kings 23:24. Josiah disposes of idols.
Ezekiel 21:21. Household gods of the king of Babylon
Households (families, homes)
Domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with non-relatives
Genesis 12:17. Pharaoh’s household
Exodus 12:3–4. One Passover animal per household
Leviticus 22:11. A slave born in a priest’s household
Numbers 1:4. The head of a household
Joshua 7:14. Checking household by household
Humanity (civilization, humankind, people)
Human beings considered as a group
Job 34:11. God’s judgment on humanity
Psalm 22:6. Scorned by humanity
Proverbs 3:4. Favor with God and humanity
Proverbs 29:26. Justice for humanity
Proverbs 30:14. Oppression of humanity
Isaiah 49:26. All humanity will know.
Humiliation (degradation, disgrace, shame)
A lowering of pride, dignity, or self-respect
Psalm 69:7. Humiliation endured
Psalm 71:13. Disgrace and humiliation
Proverbs 25:9–10. Humiliation from a neighbor
Proverbs 29:23. Humiliation due to pride
Isaiah 23:9. Humiliation of honored people
Humility (meekness, modesty)
Being humble; lacking in pride
2 Samuel 22:28. The humble and the proud
Psalm 138:6. God’s care for humble people
Proverbs 15:33. Humility before honor
Proverbs 22:4. Humility before riches
Zephaniah 2:3. Search for humility.
Philippians 2:3. Consider others as better.
Colossians 2:18. False humility
1 Peter 5:5. Serve with humility.
Humor (absurdity, comedy, wittiness)
The quality that makes something laughable or amusing
Psalm 2:4. Humor at presumption
Psalm 37:13. A joke with no punch line
Proverbs 11:22. Beauty and the beast—a humorous aphorism
Habakkuk 1:10. Laughing at kings
Hunger (desire, famine, starvation)
A strong desire or need for food; strong desire or craving
Deuteronomy 8:3. Suffering from hunger
Psalm 147:14. Satisfying hunger
Lamentations 2:19. Fainting from hunger
Ezekiel 7:19. Failing to be rescued from hunger
Matthew 5:6. Hungering for God’s approval
Romans 8:35. Staying with God even while hungry
Hunting (pursuing, searching, tracking)
The sport of pursuing game; conducting a search for someone
Genesis 27:3. Go hunting, Esau.
Leviticus 17:13. When you hunt, pour out the blood.
1 Samuel 26:17–18, 20. Why are you hunting for me, Saul?
Psalm 140:11. Let the evil hunt the evil.
Lamentations 4:19. Hunted by enemies
Hurt (damage, harm, injure)
To cause physical damage or pain
Genesis 37:22. Don’t hurt Joseph.
Proverbs 3:21–23. Wisdom helps keep from hurt.
Proverbs 9:7. Hurt by the wicked
Isaiah 27:7. Will the Lord hurt Israel?
Matthew 26:22. Hurt at the pronouncement of imminent betrayal
Ephesians 4:29. Hurt with words
Husband(s) (male spouse)
A man joined to a woman in marriage
Genesis 3:6. Sinning with her husband
1 Samuel 1:8. Hannah’s husband, Elkanah
2 Samuel 3:14–16. A woman with two husbands
Isaiah 54:4–5. Your Maker is your husband.
John 4. A woman with five husbands
Ephesians 5:25–28. Husbands, love your wives.
Hygiene (cleanliness, sanitation)
The promotion and preservation of health
Leviticus 14:8. Washing to be clean
Numbers 19:14–16. Hygiene rules about dealing with a dead body
Deuteronomy 23:12–13. A rule for keeping the camp hygienic
Matthew 23:25–26. Hygiene and hypocrisy
John 13:10. Physical and spiritual hygiene
Hymn(s) (sacred song)
Song of praise or thanksgiving to God
Nehemiah 12:8, 46. Hymns of thanksgiving
Psalm 26:6–7. A hymn of thanksgiving
Matthew 26:30. Singing a hymn after the Last Supper
Acts 16:25. Singing hymns in prison
Ephesians 5:18–19. Instead of being drunk, sing hymns.
Colossians 3:16. Use hymns as instruction.
Hyperbole (exaggeration)
Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Deuteronomy 1:28. Hyperbole in the wilderness
1 Samuel 18:7. Hyperbole with Saul and David
Matthew 5:29. Hell and hyperbole
Matthew 19:24. Hyperbole about salvation
Matthew 23:24. Camels and hyperbole
Hypocrisy (duplicity, insincerity, pretense)
The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess
Proverbs 11:3. Hypocrisy leads to ruin.
Matthew 23:28. Full of hypocrisy
Mark 12:15. Recognizing hypocrisy
Luke 12:1. Watch out for hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:1. Get rid of hypocrisy.
Hypocrites (fraud, phonies)
People given to hypocrisy
Psalm 26:4. Not found among the hypocrites
Hosea 10:1–2. They are hypocrites.
Matthew 6:5. Don’t be like the hypocrites.
Matthew 7:5. Hypocrite, remove that beam.
Matthew 23:13–15. Hypocritical scribes and Pharisees
Acts 23:2–3. God will strike you, you hypocrite!
Hyssop (perfume, plant)
Woody Eurasian plant with spikes of small blue flowers and aromatic leaves used in perfumery
Exodus 12:22. Branch of hyssop
Leviticus 14. Hyssop and cleansing
Numbers 19:1–6. Take a hyssop sprig.
Psalm 51:7. Purified with hyssop
John 19:29. Vinegar on hyssop
Hebrews 9:19. Sacrifices and hyssop