26 Bible Verses about Abandoning Things

a time to search and a time to count as lost;
a time to keep and a time to throw away;

“Therefore, fear the Lord and worship Him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship Yahweh.

“Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and offer your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”

So they got rid of the foreign gods among them and worshiped the Lord, and He became weary of Israel’s misery.

She grabbed him by his garment and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his garment in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.

When she saw that he had left his garment with her and had run outside,

When he heard me screaming for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside.”

but when I screamed for help, he left his garment with me and ran outside.”

He threw off his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

So they followed them as far as the Jordan. They saw that the whole way was littered with clothes and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in their haste. The messengers returned and told the king.

Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

On the third day, they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.

When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.

Foreigners, ruthless men from the nations, cut it down and left it lying. Its limbs fell on the mountains and in every valley; its boughs lay broken in all the earth’s ravines. All the peoples of the earth left its shade and abandoned it.

therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God. This is what the Lord God says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become plunder and a mockery to the rest of the nations all around.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.

What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the 99 on the hillside and go and search for the stray?

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.

The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them off.

The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.

Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the men,

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

You will, on your own, relinquish your inheritance
that I gave you.
I will make you serve your enemies
in a land you do not know,
for you have set My anger on fire;
it will burn forever.

Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave the highland crags?
Or does cold water flowing from a distance ever fail?