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Luke 14:34–35

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Luke 14:34

34¶ Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Luke 14:35

35It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 14:34

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Salt

A mineral substance used for seasoning and preservation; figuratively, a preserving or purifying influence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

good

That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

lost

Mislaid or left ina place unknown or forgotten; that cannot be found. Ruined; destroyed; wasted or squandered; employed to no good purpose.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wherewith

In, at, or to what place; in the place or circumstance in which.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 14:35

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fit

Suitable, proper, or prepared for a purpose; as a verb, to suit or be suitable.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dunghill

A heap of dung; Sprung from the dunghill; mean; low; base; vile; Any mean situation or condition.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cast

To throw, send forth, place, reckon, or discard, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hear

To perceive by the ear; to listen, attend, understand, or obey, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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From verse 34

  1. Matthew 5:13
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  2. Colossians 4:6
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  3. Mark 9:49–50
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  4. Hebrews 2:4–8
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From verse 35

  1. Matthew 11:15
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  2. Revelation 2:11
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  3. Revelation 2:7
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  4. Luke 9:44
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  5. Matthew 13:9
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