The Hands
118 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
65 sections
- (Cutting off) of Extreme Self-Denial
- (Lifted up Against Another) of Rebellion
- (Opened) Liberality
- (Shut) Illiberality
- Clapped Together in Joy
- Criminals often: Bound By
- Criminals often: Deprived of
- Criminals often: Hung By
- Criminals often: Mutilated In
- Custom of Domestics Pouring Water Upon, Alluded To
- Distinguished as The Left
- Distinguished as The Right
- God Makes Impotent
- God Strengthens
- Imposition of, a First Principle of the Doctrine of Christ
- Imposition of, Used in Blessing
- Imposition of, Used in Conferring Civil Power
- Imposition of, Used in Imparting the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Imposition of, Used in Ordaining Ministers
- Imposition of, Used in Setting Apart the Levites
- Imposition of, Used in Transferring Guilt of Sacrifices
- Kissed in Idolatrous Worship
- Many Alike Expert with Both
- Many had More Command of the Left
- Necessary Members of the Body
- Often Spread out in Prayer
- Operations of, Mentioned: Feeling
- Operations of, Mentioned: Holding
- Operations of, Mentioned: Making Signs
- Operations of, Mentioned: Striking
- Operations of, Mentioned: Taking
- Operations of, Mentioned: Working
- Operations of, Mentioned: Writing
- Parts of, Mentioned: The Fingers
- Parts of, Mentioned: The Palm
- Parts of, Mentioned: The Thumb
- Placed Under the Thigh of a Person to Whom an Oath Was Made
- Right Hand of Strength and Power
- Right Hand: (Full of Bribes) of Corruption
- Right Hand: (Full of Falsehood) of Deceitfulness
- Right Hand: (Holding By) of Support
- Right Hand: (Standing At) Protection
- Right Hand: (Withdrawn) Support Withheld
- Saints Blessed in the Work of
- Servants Directed by Movements of
- should be Employed in Acts of Benevolence
- should be Employed in God's Service
- should be Employed: Industriously
- Smitten Together in Extreme Anger
- Stretched out in Derision
- Suretiship Entered Into by Striking
- The Jews Carried a Staff In, when Walking
- The Jews Eat With
- The Right Hand of Healed Leper Touched with Blood of his Sacrifice
- The Right Hand of Healed Leper Touched with Oil
- The Right Hand of Priests Touched with Blood of Consecration-Ram
- The Right Hand used in Embracing
- The Right Hand: Given in Token of Friendship
- The Right Hand: Place of Honor
- The Right Hand: Place of Power
- The Right Hand: Signet Worn On
- The Right Hand: Sworn By
- The Right Hand: The Accuser Stood At, of the Accused
- The Wicked Recompensed for the Work of
- Treaties Made by Joining
(Cutting off) of Extreme Self-Denial
- Matthew 5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
(Lifted up Against Another) of Rebellion
- 2 Samuel 20:21 That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.” “Look,” the woman replied, …
(Opened) Liberality
- Deuteronomy 15:8 Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
- Psalm 104:28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
(Shut) Illiberality
- Deuteronomy 15:7 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
Clapped Together in Joy
- 2 Kings 11:12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
- Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
Criminals often: Bound By
- Matthew 22:13 Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Criminals often: Deprived of
- Deuteronomy 25:12 you are to cut off her hand. You must show her no pity.
- 2 Samuel 4:12 So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
Criminals often: Hung By
- Lamentations 5:12 Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
Criminals often: Mutilated In
- Judges 1:6–7 As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. …
Custom of Domestics Pouring Water Upon, Alluded To
- 2 Kings 3:11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
Distinguished as The Left
- Genesis 14:15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
- Acts 21:3 After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Distinguished as The Right
- Acts 3:7 Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
God Makes Impotent
- Job 5:12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
God Strengthens
- Genesis 49:24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
Imposition of, a First Principle of the Doctrine of Christ
- Hebrews 6:1–2 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, …
Imposition of, Used in Blessing
- Genesis 48:14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
- Mark 10:16 And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
Imposition of, Used in Conferring Civil Power
- Numbers 27:18 And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Deuteronomy 34:9 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites obeyed him and did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Imposition of, Used in Imparting the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Imposition of, Used in Ordaining Ministers
- Acts 6:6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- 1 Timothy 4:14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Imposition of, Used in Setting Apart the Levites
- Numbers 8:10 You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
Imposition of, Used in Transferring Guilt of Sacrifices
- Leviticus 1:4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
- Leviticus 3:2 He is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 16:21–22 Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the …
Kissed in Idolatrous Worship
- Job 31:27 so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Many Alike Expert with Both
- 1 Chronicles 12:2 they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
Many had More Command of the Left
- Judges 3:15 And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
- Judges 3:21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.
- Judges 20:16 Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
Necessary Members of the Body
- 1 Corinthians 12:21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
Often Spread out in Prayer
- Psalm 68:31 Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
- Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Operations of, Mentioned: Feeling
- Psalm 115:7 they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands — this is the Word of life.
Operations of, Mentioned: Holding
- Judges 7:20 The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”
- Revelation 10:2 He held in his hand a small scroll, which lay open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.
Operations of, Mentioned: Making Signs
- Isaiah 13:2 Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
- Acts 12:17 Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Operations of, Mentioned: Striking
- Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- John 19:3 And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
Operations of, Mentioned: Taking
- Genesis 3:22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
- Exodus 4:4 “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
Operations of, Mentioned: Working
- Proverbs 31:19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Operations of, Mentioned: Writing
- Isaiah 44:5 One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”
- Galatians 6:11 See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
Parts of, Mentioned: The Fingers
- 2 Samuel 21:20 And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,
- Daniel 5:5 At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
Parts of, Mentioned: The Palm
- Isaiah 49:16 Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.
- Matthew 26:67 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
Parts of, Mentioned: The Thumb
- Exodus 29:20 Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 14:14 The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 14:17 And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
Placed Under the Thigh of a Person to Whom an Oath Was Made
- Genesis 24:2–3 So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, …
- Genesis 47:29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,
- Genesis 47:31 “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
Right Hand of Strength and Power
- Exodus 15:6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
- Psalm 17:7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Right Hand: (Full of Bribes) of Corruption
- Psalm 26:10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
Right Hand: (Full of Falsehood) of Deceitfulness
- Psalm 144:8 whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
- Psalm 144:11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
- Isaiah 44:20 He feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”
Right Hand: (Holding By) of Support
- Psalm 73:23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
- Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Right Hand: (Standing At) Protection
- Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Psalm 109:31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- Psalm 110:5 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Right Hand: (Withdrawn) Support Withheld
- Psalm 74:11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
Saints Blessed in the Work of
- Deuteronomy 2:7 Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.
- Deuteronomy 30:9 So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He …
- Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- Psalm 90:17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
Servants Directed by Movements of
- Psalm 123:2 As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
should be Employed in Acts of Benevolence
- Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
- Proverbs 31:20 She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
should be Employed in God's Service
- Nehemiah 2:18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
- Zechariah 8:9 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
- Zechariah 8:13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
should be Employed: Industriously
- Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
Smitten Together in Extreme Anger
- Numbers 24:10 Then Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.
- Ezekiel 21:14 ‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!
- Ezekiel 21:17 I too will strike My hands together, and I will satisfy My wrath.’ I, the LORD, have spoken.”
Stretched out in Derision
- Hosea 7:5 The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
- Zephaniah 2:15 This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
Suretiship Entered Into by Striking
- Job 17:3 Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
- Proverbs 6:1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,
- Proverbs 17:18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.
- Proverbs 22:26 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.
The Jews Carried a Staff In, when Walking
- Exodus 12:11 This is how you are to eat it: You must be fully dressed for travel, with your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. You are to eat in haste; it is the LORD’s Passover.
- 2 Kings 4:29 So Elisha said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment, take my staff in your hand, and go! If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not answer him. Then lay my staff on the boy’s face.”
The Jews Eat With
- Matthew 26:23 Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.
The Right Hand of Healed Leper Touched with Blood of his Sacrifice
- Leviticus 14:14 The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
- Leviticus 14:17 And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
- Leviticus 14:25 And after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe …
The Right Hand of Healed Leper Touched with Oil
- Leviticus 14:28 The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot — on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
The Right Hand of Priests Touched with Blood of Consecration-Ram
- Exodus 29:20 Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 8:23–24 Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. …
The Right Hand used in Embracing
- 2 Samuel 20:9 “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
- Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
- Song of Solomon 8:3 His left hand is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
The Right Hand: Given in Token of Friendship
- Galatians 2:9 And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John — those reputed to be pillars — gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
The Right Hand: Place of Honor
- 1 Kings 2:19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
- Psalm 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
The Right Hand: Place of Power
- Psalm 110:1 The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Mark 14:62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
The Right Hand: Signet Worn On
- Jeremiah 22:24 “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “evenif you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
The Right Hand: Sworn By
- Isaiah 62:8 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
The Right Hand: The Accuser Stood At, of the Accused
- Psalm 109:6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- Zechariah 3:1 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
The Wicked Recompensed for the Work of
- Psalm 28:4 Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
- Proverbs 12:14 By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Isaiah 3:11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
Treaties Made by Joining
- 2 Kings 10:15 When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me …
- Proverbs 11:21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Related topics
The Hands were WashedThe Hands of PowerThe Hands of the Wicked, Described as BloodyThe Hands of the Wicked, Described as MischievousThe Hands of the Wicked, Described as SlothfulThe Hands of the Wicked, Described as Violent
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.