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Judges 16:11

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And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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  1. Ephesians 4:25Rank 1 from verse 11
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    25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

  2. Proverbs 13:3Rank 2 from verse 11
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    3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  3. Proverbs 29:25Rank 3 from verse 11
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  4. Judges 15:13Rank 4 from verse 11
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    13And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

  5. Proverbs 13:5Rank 5 from verse 11
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    5A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

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Judges 16:11

COMBINED MEANING

bind

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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

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

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new

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Recently made, begun, known, or received; fresh, different, or not old.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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never

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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.

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occupied

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of occupy, meaning to engage in business or trade; to use or employ what is entrusted in that business.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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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

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

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12Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

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