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Deuteronomy 7:9–10

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Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.
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From verse 9

  1. Hebrews 10:23Rank 1 from verse 9
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    23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

  2. 2 Timothy 2:13Rank 2 from verse 9
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    13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

  3. 2 Thessalonians 3:3Rank 3 from verse 9
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    3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

  4. Daniel 9:4Rank 4 from verse 9
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    4And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;

  5. 1 Corinthians 1:9Rank 5 from verse 9
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    9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

  6. Nehemiah 1:5Rank 6 from verse 9
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    5And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments:

  7. 1 Thessalonians 5:24Rank 7 from verse 9
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    24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

  8. Romans 8:28Rank 8 from verse 9
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  9. Deuteronomy 5:10Rank 9 from verse 9
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    10And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

  10. Exodus 20:6Rank 10 from verse 9
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    6And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

  11. Isaiah 49:7Rank 11 from verse 9
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    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  12. 1 John 1:9Rank 12 from verse 9
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    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  13. 2 Corinthians 1:18Rank 13 from verse 9
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    18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

  14. Genesis 17:7Rank 14 from verse 9
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

  15. James 1:12Rank 15 from verse 9
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    12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  16. Hebrews 6:18Rank 16 from verse 9
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    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  17. Psalms 119:75Rank 17 from verse 9
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    75I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

  18. 1 Chronicles 16:15Rank 18 from verse 9
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    15Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;

  19. Deuteronomy 4:35Rank 19 from verse 9
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    35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.

  20. Hebrews 11:11Rank 20 from verse 9
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    11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

  21. Titus 1:2Rank 21 from verse 9
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    2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  22. 1 Corinthians 10:3Rank 22 from verse 9
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    3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

  23. 1 Corinthians 8:3Rank 23 from verse 9
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    3But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

  24. Exodus 34:6–7Rank 24 from verse 9
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    6And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

    7Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

  25. Lamentations 3:23Rank 25 from verse 9
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    23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

  26. Psalms 146:6Rank 26 from verse 9
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    6Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:

From verse 10

  1. Isaiah 59:18Rank 1 from verse 10
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    18According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

  2. Nahum 1:2Rank 2 from verse 10
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    2God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

  3. Romans 12:19Rank 3 from verse 10
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    19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

  4. 2 Peter 3:9–10Rank 4 from verse 10
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    9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:25Rank 5 from verse 10
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    25The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

  6. Deuteronomy 32:35Rank 6 from verse 10
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    35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  7. Deuteronomy 7:9Rank 7 from verse 10
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    9Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

  8. Exodus 20:5Rank 8 from verse 10
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    5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

  9. John 15:23–24Rank 9 from verse 10
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    23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  10. Proverbs 11:31Rank 10 from verse 10
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    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

  11. Psalms 21:8–9Rank 11 from verse 10
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    8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

    9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

  12. Deuteronomy 32:41Rank 12 from verse 10
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    41If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

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Deuteronomy 7:9

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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COMBINED MEANING

faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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covenant

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Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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COMBINED MEANING

commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

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Deuteronomy 7:10

COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

slack

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Sense 1: Loose or not tense. Sense 2: Negligent or slow. Sense 3: As a verb, to loosen or make slow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

repay

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To pay back, discharge a debt or obligation, return what is due, or give recompense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7:1WHEN the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

7:2And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

7:3Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

7:4For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

7:5But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

7:6For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

7:7The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

7:8But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

7:9Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

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7:10And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

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7:11Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them.

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