Job 11:3
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Should thy ‖lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, deuises.
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2Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
3Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
2Should a wise man vtter †vaine knowledge, and fill his belly with the East winde?
3Should hee reason with vnprofitable talke? or with speeches wherewith he can doe no good?
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- Psalms 83:16Rank 13 from verse 3
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Job 11:3
A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: False statements or deceptions. Sense 2: As a verb, reclines, remains, is situated, or speaks falsely.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Second-person singular present form of mock. To ridicule or treat with scorn.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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1. Brought to shame, dishonour, confusion, or disappointed expectation. 2. Feeling or showing shame or embarrassment because of conduct, condition, or exposure. 3. Unwilling or reluctant to own, acknowledge, associate with, or do something because of shame.
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2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
2Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should †a man ful of talke be iustified?
3Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
3Should thy ‖lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Selected passage4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
4For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am cleane in thine eyes.