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Judges 16:4

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¶ And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
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  1. Proverbs 22:14Rank 1 from verse 4
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    14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:6Rank 2 from verse 4
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    6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

  3. Proverbs 23:27Rank 3 from verse 4
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    27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

  4. 1 Kings 11:1Rank 4 from verse 4
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    1BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

  5. Nehemiah 13:26Rank 5 from verse 4
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    26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

  6. Proverbs 26:11Rank 6 from verse 4
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    11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

  7. Proverbs 27:22Rank 7 from verse 4
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    22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Judges 16:4

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pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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loved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

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

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16:4¶ And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

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16:5And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.

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