Definition and Context:
Succeeding, in a biblical context, refers to the achievement of desired goals or outcomes, often seen as a result of divine favor, wisdom, diligence, and obedience to God's commandments. Success is not merely measured by material wealth or social status but by spiritual fulfillment and alignment with God's will.

Biblical Principles of Success:
The Bible provides numerous principles that guide believers toward true success. These principles emphasize reliance on God, adherence to His commandments, and the pursuit of righteousness.

1. Dependence on God:
Success is often attributed to God's blessing and guidance. Proverbs 16:3 states, "Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be achieved." This underscores the importance of entrusting one's endeavors to God and seeking His direction.

2. Obedience to God's Commandments:
Obedience is a key factor in achieving success. In Joshua 1:8 , God instructs Joshua, "This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do."

3. Wisdom and Understanding:
The pursuit of wisdom is highly valued and is seen as a pathway to success. Proverbs 3:13-14 declares, "Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold."

4. Diligence and Hard Work:
The Bible encourages hard work and diligence as means to achieve success. Proverbs 10:4 notes, "Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth." This highlights the importance of effort and perseverance.

5. Righteousness and Integrity:
Success is also linked to living a life of righteousness and integrity. Psalm 1:1-3 describes the blessedness of the righteous, stating, "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked... He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does."

Examples of Success in the Bible:

1. Joseph:
Joseph's life is a profound example of success through faithfulness and reliance on God. Despite facing numerous adversities, Joseph rose to prominence in Egypt. Genesis 39:2-3 records, "The LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master."

2. Solomon:
King Solomon is renowned for his wisdom and the prosperity of his reign. His success is attributed to his request for wisdom from God. 1 Kings 3:12-13 states, "I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart... Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal."

3. Nehemiah:
Nehemiah's leadership in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem is a testament to success through prayer, planning, and perseverance. Nehemiah 2:20 reflects his confidence in divine support: "The God of heaven Himself will prosper us. Therefore, we His servants will arise and build."

Warnings Against Misplaced Success:
The Bible also warns against the pursuit of success through ungodly means or for selfish purposes. Matthew 16:26 cautions, "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" This serves as a reminder that true success is found in spiritual wealth and eternal life rather than temporal gains.1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Succeed.

2. (n.) The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence.

1887. epaurion -- on the next day
... From epi and aurion; occurring on the succeeding day, ie (hemera being implied)
to-morrow -- day following, morrow, next day (after). see GREEK epi. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1887.htm - 6k6744. tselach -- to prosper
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to tsaleach Definition to prosper NASB Word
Usage enjoyed success (1), prosper (1), succeeding (1), successful (1). ...
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6743b. tsaleach -- to advance, prosper
... 1), make your successful (1), prosper (16), prospered (7), prosperous (1), prospers
(2), send prosperity (1), succeed (10), succeeding (1), successful (4 ...
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Gentleness Succeeding Strength
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS GENTLENESS SUCCEEDING STRENGTH. 'He took up also
the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and ...
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January the Fourth the God of their Succeeding Race
... JANUARY The Fourth THE GOD OF THEIR SUCCEEDING RACE. EXODUS vi.2-8. "I appeared
unto Abraham.... I will be to you a God." The covenant ...
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Frail Life and Succeeding Eternity.
... Hymn 2:55. Frail life and succeeding eternity. 1 Thee we adore, eternal Name, And
humbly own to thee, How feeble is our mortal frame! What dying worms are we! ...
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Frail Life, and Succeeding Eternity.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 55 Frail life, and succeeding eternity. CM Frail life, and
succeeding eternity. Thee we adore, Eternal Name,. And humbly own to thee. ...
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We must Consider the Fact, which Comes First, and So in Order ...
... most distinctly heretical: that the Son of God is a creature, that the Holy Spirit
is a servant: that there are innumerable worlds, succeeding one another in ...
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To Enter into a Full Examination, as to what Would Constitute ...
... With regard to evidence in later times, it may be added that the original believers
in the record, and their followers in each succeeding age, would naturally ...
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The Letters of the Popes as Sources of History.
... 2]. If the decisions of the succeeding Popes in the interval of nearly two
hundred and fifty years between this letter of St. Clement ...
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From Patriarchal, Tertullian Comes to Legal, Precedents.
... and "eunuchs" not only have lost ignominy, but have even deserved grace, being invited
into "the kingdoms of the heavens:" [626] the law of succeeding to the ...
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Introduction and Overview
... collated with three others, of which two were eighth century MSS.; and succeeding
editors, Stevenson (1841), Giles (1842), Hussey (1846), the editor in the ...
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On Repentance
... As in succeeding Disputations are discussed Faith, and Justification through Faith,
the order which has hitherto been observed requires us now to treat on ...
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Succeeding (7 Occurrences)
... after; consequence. Multi-Version Concordance Succeeding (7 Occurrences).
Acts 7:26 On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself ...
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Succession (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order
of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a ...
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Consecutive (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in
course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years. ...
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Series (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected
by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a ...
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Genesis
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GENESIS. jen'-e-sis: I. GENERAL DATA 1. The Name
2. Survey of Contents 3. Connection with Succeeding Books II. ...
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Education (4 Occurrences)
... and upon the measure of efficiency and success with which from the first that religion
is instilled into the very bone and sinew of each succeeding generation. ...
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Person (807 Occurrences)
... a tense (the imperfect) which in no way suggests that the mode of subsistence intimated
came to an end in the action described by the succeeding verb (compare ...
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Making (644 Occurrences)
... Acts 25:17 They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the
succeeding 'day' having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought ...
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Zechariah (55 Occurrences)
... Then follows a series of eight visions (1:7-6:8), succeeding one another in one
night, which may be regarded as a symbolical history of Israel, intended to ...
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Next (799 Occurrences)
... 5. (adv.) In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this
man follows next. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. KIN, NEXT OF. See KINSMAN ...
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