Luke 8:15 And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain 'it', and bear fruit in continuance. (YLT NIV)
John 20:23 Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven them. Whoever's sins you retain, they have been retained." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)
Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; (KJV WBS NIV)
1 Corinthians 7:17 Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies. (See NIV)
1 Thessalonians 5:21 but test all such, and retain hold of the good. (WEY)
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (See NAS)
Philemon 1:13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: (Root in KJV WBS YLT)
Exodus 9:2 For if thou refuse to let them go, and shalt retain them still, (DBY)
1 Chronicles 29:14 yea, because, who 'am' I, and who 'are' my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee 'is' the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee; (YLT)
2 Chronicles 2:6 and who doth retain strength to build to Him a house, for the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, do not contain Him? and who 'am' I that I do build to Him a house, except to make perfume before Him? (YLT)
2 Chronicles 22:9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to retain the kingdom. (WBS YLT NAS NIV)
Job 2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. (KJV WBS)
Job 20:20 For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself. (See NAS)
Proverbs 4:4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)
Proverbs 11:16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. (Root in KJV DBY WBS YLT)
Ecclesiastes 8:8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)
Jeremiah 3:5 Will he retain his anger forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way. (WEB ASV WBS)
Jeremiah 34:9 That every man should liberate his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, being a Hebrew or a Hebrewess; that none should retain them in service, to wit, a Jew his brother. (WBS)
Jeremiah 34:10 Now when all the princes, and all the people who had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should liberate his man-servant, and every one his maid-servant, that none should retain them in service any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. (WBS)
Ezekiel 18:16 neither has wronged any, has not taken anything to pledge, neither has taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; (See NAS)
Daniel 10:16 Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)
Daniel 11:6 At the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and those who brought her, and he who became the father of her, and he who strengthened her in those times. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Amos 2:14 And perished hath refuge from the swift, And the strong strengtheneth not his power, And the mighty delivereth not his soul. (See RSV)
Micah 7:18 Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn't retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)