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tender

Meaning of “tender”

1. Delicate, young, or weak. 2. Sensitive. 3. Compassionate.

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39 occurrences39 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 18:7

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Proverbs 4:3
For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 4:3 · retained source text

For I was my fathers sonne, tender and onely beloued in the sight of my mother.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 29.1.

Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruell.

1611 marginal noteOr, bowels.

Proverbs 27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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The hay appeareth, and the tender grasse sheweth it selfe, and herbes of the mountaines are gathered.

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