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Proverbs 10:4–8

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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 19:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  2. Proverbs 20:4Rank 2 from verse 4
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  3. Proverbs 13:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  4. Proverbs 21:5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  5. Proverbs 12:24Rank 5 from verse 4
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    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  6. Proverbs 6:6–11Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  7. 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 7 from verse 4
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    58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

  8. Proverbs 11:24Rank 8 from verse 4
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    24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

  9. Proverbs 19:24Rank 9 from verse 4
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    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  10. Proverbs 20:13Rank 10 from verse 4
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    13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  11. 2 Peter 1:5–10Rank 11 from verse 4
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    5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

    6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

    8For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

    9But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

    10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

  12. John 6:27Rank 12 from verse 4
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  13. Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 13 from verse 4
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

    31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

    32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  14. Ecclesiastes 10:18Rank 14 from verse 4
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    18¶ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  15. Hebrews 6:11–12Rank 15 from verse 4
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    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

    12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 6:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

  2. Proverbs 30:25Rank 2 from verse 5
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    25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

  3. Proverbs 17:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  4. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 4 from verse 5
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  5. Proverbs 19:26Rank 5 from verse 5
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    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

  6. Proverbs 6:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  7. Proverbs 12:4Rank 7 from verse 5
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    4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

From verse 6

  1. Deuteronomy 28:2Rank 1 from verse 6
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    2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

  2. Proverbs 28:20Rank 2 from verse 6
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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  3. Job 29:13Rank 3 from verse 6
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    13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

  4. Proverbs 10:11Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  5. Proverbs 24:25Rank 5 from verse 6
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    25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

  6. 2 Timothy 1:16–18Rank 6 from verse 6
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    16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

    17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

    18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

  7. Esther 7:8Rank 7 from verse 6
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    8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

  8. Proverbs 11:26Rank 8 from verse 6
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    26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

  9. Psalms 107:42Rank 9 from verse 6
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    42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  10. Romans 3:19Rank 10 from verse 6
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    19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

From verse 7

  1. Psalms 112:6Rank 1 from verse 7
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    6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  2. Luke 1:48Rank 2 from verse 7
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    48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

  3. Mark 14:9Rank 3 from verse 7
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    9Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

  4. Psalms 109:13Rank 4 from verse 7
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    13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

  5. 2 Chronicles 24:16Rank 5 from verse 7
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    16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

  6. Psalms 109:15Rank 6 from verse 7
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    15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

  7. Job 18:17Rank 7 from verse 7
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    17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

  8. Psalms 9:5–6Rank 8 from verse 7
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    5Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

    6O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

  9. 1 Kings 11:36Rank 9 from verse 7
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    36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  10. 2 Kings 19:34Rank 10 from verse 7
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    34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

  11. Ecclesiastes 8:10Rank 11 from verse 7
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    10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.

  12. Job 27:23Rank 12 from verse 7
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    23Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

  13. Jeremiah 17:13Rank 13 from verse 7
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    13O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

From verse 8

  1. Matthew 7:24–25Rank 1 from verse 8
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    24¶ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

    25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

  2. James 3:13Rank 2 from verse 8
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    13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

  3. Proverbs 12:1Rank 3 from verse 8
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    1WHOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

  4. Proverbs 9:9Rank 4 from verse 8
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    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

  5. Psalms 119:34Rank 5 from verse 8
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    34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

  6. Ecclesiastes 10:12Rank 6 from verse 8
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    12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

  7. Proverbs 1:5Rank 7 from verse 8
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    5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

  8. Proverbs 13:3Rank 8 from verse 8
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    3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  9. Proverbs 18:6–7Rank 9 from verse 8
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    6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

  10. Proverbs 10:10Rank 10 from verse 8
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    10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

  11. Proverbs 12:13Rank 11 from verse 8
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    13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

  12. Proverbs 14:23Rank 12 from verse 8
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    23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

  13. Proverbs 14:8Rank 13 from verse 8
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    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:4

COMBINED MEANING

slack

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Sense 1: Loose or not tense. Sense 2: Negligent or slow. Sense 3: As a verb, to loosen or make slow.

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

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

diligent

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Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.

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

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:5

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

summer

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Sense 1: The warm season of the year. Sense 2: Fruit ripening or gathered in that season, or a dwelling used in it. Sense 3: As a verb, to pass that season in a place.

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

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

sleepeth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sleep, meaning to rest in sleep. Sense 2: Figuratively, to lie in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:6

COMBINED MEANING

blessings

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Words or acts of blessing; expressions of divine favor; or benefits bestowed by God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

covereth

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Places, spreads, or keeps something over another; hides, conceals, encloses, shelters, clothes, or occupies its surface or extent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:7

COMBINED MEANING

memory

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Sense 1: The faculty or act of retaining and recalling. Sense 2: The remembrance left of a person or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

rot

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To decay, putrefy, waste away, or lose soundness.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:8

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

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

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10:3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

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10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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10:9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

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