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Nehemiah 6:8

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Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
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  1. Psalms 52:2Rank 1 from verse 8
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    2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

  2. Job 13:4Rank 2 from verse 8
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    4But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

  3. Acts 24:12–13Rank 3 from verse 8
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    12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

    13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

  4. Acts 25:10Rank 4 from verse 8
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    10Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

  5. Acts 25:7Rank 5 from verse 8
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    7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

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Nehemiah 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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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

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sayest

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Second-person singular present form of say. To speak, declare, tell, or express.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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feignest

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Second-person singular present form of feign. Sense 1: To pretend or assume a false appearance. Sense 2: To invent falsely.

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out

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

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

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9For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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