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Proverbs 14:28–30

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In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
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From verse 28

  1. 1 Kings 4:20–21Rank 1 from verse 28
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    20¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

    21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

  2. 2 Kings 13:7Rank 2 from verse 28
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    7Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

  3. Exodus 1:22Rank 3 from verse 28
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    22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

  4. Exodus 1:12Rank 4 from verse 28
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    12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

  5. 1 Kings 20:27Rank 5 from verse 28
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    27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

  6. 2 Kings 10:32–33Rank 6 from verse 28
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    32¶ In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

    33From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

From verse 29

  1. James 1:19Rank 1 from verse 29
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    19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  2. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 2 from verse 29
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  3. Proverbs 14:17Rank 3 from verse 29
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    17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

  4. Proverbs 15:18Rank 4 from verse 29
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  5. Proverbs 19:11Rank 5 from verse 29
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    11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

  6. Proverbs 16:32Rank 6 from verse 29
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    32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

  7. Proverbs 25:28Rank 7 from verse 29
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    28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

  8. Matthew 11:29Rank 8 from verse 29
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    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  9. Numbers 12:3Rank 9 from verse 29
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    3(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

  10. Proverbs 22:24–25Rank 10 from verse 29
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

    25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

  11. 1 Corinthians 13:4–5Rank 11 from verse 29
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    4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

    5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

  12. Ecclesiastes 10:6Rank 12 from verse 29
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    6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

  13. James 3:17–18Rank 13 from verse 29
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    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

    18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  14. Proverbs 25:8Rank 14 from verse 29
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    8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

  15. Proverbs 4:8Rank 15 from verse 29
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    8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

  16. Daniel 3:19–25Rank 16 from verse 29
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    19¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

    20And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

    21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

    22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

    23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

    24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.

    25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

  17. Matthew 2:16Rank 17 from verse 29
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    16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

From verse 30

  1. Proverbs 17:22Rank 1 from verse 30
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    22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

  2. Job 5:2Rank 2 from verse 30
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    2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

  3. Proverbs 3:8Rank 3 from verse 30
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    8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

  4. Proverbs 4:23Rank 4 from verse 30
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    23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  5. Proverbs 12:4Rank 5 from verse 30
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    4A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

  6. 2 Timothy 1:7Rank 6 from verse 30
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    7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

  7. Psalms 112:10Rank 7 from verse 30
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    10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  8. Psalms 119:80Rank 8 from verse 30
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    80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

  9. Romans 1:29Rank 9 from verse 30
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    29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

  10. Acts 7:9Rank 10 from verse 30
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    9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

  11. James 4:5Rank 11 from verse 30
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 14:28

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

multitude

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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

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

want

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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.

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

COMBINED MEANING

destruction

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The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.

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

COMBINED MEANING

prince

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A chief, head, ruler, governor, commander, noble, or person of leading authority.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 14:29

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

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understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

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

spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

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

COMBINED MEANING

exalteth

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Third-person singular present form of exalt. Sense 1: To raise high or elevate in position, power, dignity, or honor; to magnify and praise; to raise with pride. Sense 2: To lift up the voice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 14:30

COMBINED MEANING

sound

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Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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

envy

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Sense 1: Resentful desire at another's good. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel such jealousy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rottenness

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State of being decayed or putrid; cariousness; putrefaction; unsoundness.

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

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14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

14:28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

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14:29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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14:30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

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14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

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