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spare

Meaning of “spare”

1. To refrain from injuring, killing, destroying, using, or spending. 2. To preserve a person or thing from harm. 3. To withhold punishment. 4. To keep back or have remaining.

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40 occurrences40 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 18:24

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Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 6:34 · retained source text

For iealousie is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 19:18 · retained source text

Chasten thy sonne while there is hope; and let not thy soule spare for his crying.

1611 marginal noteOr, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.24. & 23.13.

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