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Proverbs 19:21–28

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There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
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From verse 21

  1. Proverbs 16:9Rank 1 from verse 21
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    9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

  2. Isaiah 14:24Rank 2 from verse 21
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    24¶ The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

  3. Proverbs 16:1Rank 3 from verse 21
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    1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

  4. Psalms 33:10–11Rank 4 from verse 21
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    10The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

    11The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

  5. Isaiah 46:10Rank 5 from verse 21
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    10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

  6. Proverbs 21:30Rank 6 from verse 21
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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  7. Ephesians 1:11Rank 7 from verse 21
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    11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

  8. Job 23:13Rank 8 from verse 21
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    13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

  9. Isaiah 14:26–27Rank 9 from verse 21
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    26This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

    27For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

  10. Proverbs 21:1Rank 10 from verse 21
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  11. Acts 5:38–39Rank 11 from verse 21
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    38And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

    39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

  12. Daniel 4:35Rank 12 from verse 21
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    35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

  13. Acts 4:27–28Rank 13 from verse 21
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    27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

    28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

  14. Psalms 21:11Rank 14 from verse 21
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    11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

  15. Ecclesiastes 7:29Rank 15 from verse 21
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    29Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

  16. 1 Peter 2:8Rank 16 from verse 21
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    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

  17. Genesis 45:4–8Rank 17 from verse 21
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    4And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

    5Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

    6For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest.

    7And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

    8So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

  18. Genesis 50:20Rank 18 from verse 21
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    20But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

  19. Matthew 27:63–64Rank 19 from verse 21
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    63Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

    64Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

  20. Jude 1:4Rank 20 from verse 21
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    4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

  21. Proverbs 12:2Rank 21 from verse 21
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    2A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  22. Isaiah 7:6–7Rank 22 from verse 21
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    6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

    7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

  23. Daniel 11:24–25Rank 23 from verse 21
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    24He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

    25And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

  24. Esther 9:25Rank 24 from verse 21
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    25But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

  25. Hebrews 6:17–18Rank 25 from verse 21
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    17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  26. Matthew 26:4–5Rank 26 from verse 21
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    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

    5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

  27. Psalms 83:4Rank 27 from verse 21
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    4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

  28. Genesis 37:19–20Rank 28 from verse 21
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    19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.

    20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

From verse 22

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:12Rank 1 from verse 22
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    12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

  2. 2 Chronicles 6:8Rank 2 from verse 22
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    8But the Lord said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:

  3. Mark 14:6–8Rank 3 from verse 22
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    6And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

    7For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

    8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.

  4. Mark 12:41–44Rank 4 from verse 22
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    41¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

    42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

    43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

    44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

  5. 2 Corinthians 8:2–3Rank 5 from verse 22
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    2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

    3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

  6. Proverbs 19:1Rank 6 from verse 22
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    1BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  7. Titus 1:2Rank 7 from verse 22
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    2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  8. 1 Chronicles 29:2–3Rank 8 from verse 22
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    2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

    3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

  9. 1 Chronicles 29:17Rank 9 from verse 22
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    17I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  10. Job 17:5Rank 10 from verse 22
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    5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

  11. Job 6:15Rank 11 from verse 22
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    15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

  12. Psalms 62:9Rank 12 from verse 22
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    9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

From verse 23

  1. Matthew 5:6Rank 1 from verse 23
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    6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  2. Proverbs 14:26–27Rank 2 from verse 23
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    26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

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

  3. Isaiah 58:10–11Rank 3 from verse 23
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    10And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

    11And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

  4. Proverbs 12:21Rank 4 from verse 23
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    21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  5. 1 Timothy 4:8Rank 5 from verse 23
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    8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  6. Hebrews 13:5–6Rank 6 from verse 23
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    5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

    6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  7. Philippians 4:11–12Rank 7 from verse 23
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    11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

    12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

  8. Psalms 90:14Rank 8 from verse 23
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    14O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

  9. Malachi 3:16–17Rank 9 from verse 23
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    16¶ Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

    17And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

  10. Proverbs 10:27Rank 10 from verse 23
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    27The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

  11. Psalms 103:17Rank 11 from verse 23
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    17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

  12. Psalms 145:18–20Rank 12 from verse 23
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    18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

    19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

    20The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

  13. Psalms 33:18–19Rank 13 from verse 23
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    18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

    19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

  14. Psalms 85:9Rank 14 from verse 23
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    9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

  15. 1 Timothy 6:6–9Rank 15 from verse 23
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

    7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

    8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  16. Malachi 4:2Rank 16 from verse 23
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  17. Psalms 34:9–11Rank 17 from verse 23
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    9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

    11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

  18. Romans 8:28Rank 18 from verse 23
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  19. Psalms 19:9Rank 19 from verse 23
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    9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

  20. Psalms 25:13Rank 20 from verse 23
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    13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

  21. Psalms 91:16Rank 21 from verse 23
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    16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

  22. 2 Timothy 4:18Rank 22 from verse 23
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    18And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  23. Acts 9:31Rank 23 from verse 23
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    31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

From verse 24

  1. Proverbs 15:19Rank 1 from verse 24
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    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  2. Proverbs 26:13–16Rank 2 from verse 24
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  3. Proverbs 6:9–10Rank 3 from verse 24
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    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:

  4. Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 4 from verse 24
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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.

  5. Mark 14:20Rank 5 from verse 24
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    20And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

  6. Proverbs 12:27Rank 6 from verse 24
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    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

  7. Proverbs 19:15Rank 7 from verse 24
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  8. Matthew 26:23Rank 8 from verse 24
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    23And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

  9. Psalms 74:11Rank 9 from verse 24
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    11Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

From verse 25

  1. Proverbs 21:11Rank 1 from verse 25
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    11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

  2. Proverbs 17:10Rank 2 from verse 25
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    10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

  3. Proverbs 15:5Rank 3 from verse 25
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    5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

  4. Revelation 3:19Rank 4 from verse 25
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    19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  5. Proverbs 9:8–10Rank 5 from verse 25
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    8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

    9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  6. Deuteronomy 13:11Rank 6 from verse 25
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    11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

  7. Deuteronomy 21:21Rank 7 from verse 25
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    21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

From verse 26

  1. Proverbs 10:5Rank 1 from verse 26
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    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  2. Proverbs 17:2Rank 2 from verse 26
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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.

  3. Proverbs 28:24Rank 3 from verse 26
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    24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

  4. Proverbs 30:17Rank 4 from verse 26
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    17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  5. Deuteronomy 21:18–21Rank 5 from verse 26
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    18¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

    19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;

    20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

    21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

  6. Proverbs 10:1Rank 6 from verse 26
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    1THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  7. Proverbs 17:25Rank 7 from verse 26
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    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  8. Proverbs 23:22–25Rank 8 from verse 26
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    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

    23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

    25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

  9. Proverbs 28:14Rank 9 from verse 26
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    14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

  10. Proverbs 28:7Rank 10 from verse 26
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    7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

  11. Proverbs 30:11Rank 11 from verse 26
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    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

  12. Luke 15:12–16Rank 12 from verse 26
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    12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

    13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

    16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

  13. Luke 15:30Rank 13 from verse 26
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    30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

From verse 27

  1. 1 Timothy 6:3–5Rank 1 from verse 27
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    3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

    4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

    5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

  2. Mark 4:24Rank 2 from verse 27
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    24And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

  3. 1 John 4:1Rank 3 from verse 27
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    1BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

  4. Matthew 7:15Rank 4 from verse 27
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    15¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  5. Proverbs 14:7Rank 5 from verse 27
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    7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

  6. 2 Corinthians 11:13–15Rank 6 from verse 27
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    13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

    14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

    15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

  7. 2 John 1:10Rank 7 from verse 27
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    10If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

  8. 1 Kings 22:22–28Rank 8 from verse 27
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    22And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

    23Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee.

    24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?

    25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

    26And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

    27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

    28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

  9. 1 Timothy 4:7Rank 9 from verse 27
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    7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

  10. 2 Peter 2:1–2Rank 10 from verse 27
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    1BUT there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

    2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

  11. Deuteronomy 13:1–4Rank 11 from verse 27
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    1IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

    2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

    3Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

    4Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

  12. Ephesians 4:14Rank 12 from verse 27
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    14That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

  13. John 10:5Rank 13 from verse 27
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    5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

  14. Mark 7:6–14Rank 14 from verse 27
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    6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

    7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

    8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

    9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

    10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

    11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

    12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

    13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

    14¶ And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

  15. Matthew 16:12Rank 15 from verse 27
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    12Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

  16. Matthew 16:6Rank 16 from verse 27
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    6¶ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

  17. Revelation 2:2Rank 17 from verse 27
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    2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

From verse 28

  1. Job 15:16Rank 1 from verse 28
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    16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

  2. Acts 6:11–13Rank 2 from verse 28
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    11Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

    12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

    13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

  3. Job 34:7Rank 3 from verse 28
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    7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

  4. Luke 18:2–4Rank 4 from verse 28
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    2Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

    3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

  5. 1 Kings 21:13Rank 5 from verse 28
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    13And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

  6. Job 20:12–13Rank 6 from verse 28
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    12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;

    13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

  7. 1 Kings 21:10Rank 7 from verse 28
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    10And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

  8. Hosea 4:8Rank 8 from verse 28
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    8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

  9. Isaiah 28:14–18Rank 9 from verse 28
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    14¶ Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

    15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

    17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

    18¶ And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

  10. Proverbs 15:14Rank 10 from verse 28
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

  11. Psalms 10:11Rank 11 from verse 28
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    11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

  12. Psalms 10:5Rank 12 from verse 28
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    5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:21

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

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

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

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:22

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:23

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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

abide

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1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

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

COMBINED MEANING

satisfied

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Past-tense or past-participial form of satisfy (to fill, content, supply sufficiently, or meet what is required).

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

COMBINED MEANING

visited

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of visit. Sense 1: To go or come to see, attend, or inspect. Sense 2: To help or show mercy. Sense 3: To call to account.

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

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:24

COMBINED MEANING

slothful

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Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

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

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

COMBINED MEANING

again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:25

COMBINED MEANING

smite

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To strike, hit, beat, wound, kill, defeat, destroy, afflict, plague, or bring a forceful blow, judgment, correction, or rebuke upon someone or something.

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

COMBINED MEANING

simple

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Without guile; sincere or harmless; in other contexts, lacking wisdom or understanding.

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

COMBINED MEANING

beware

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To take heed, be cautious, watch, or guard oneself against a person, act, teaching, danger, or neglect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reprove

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To expose, demonstrate, convict, refute, correct, censure, or call to account for fault, error, sin, or false words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:26

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

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

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

COMBINED MEANING

reproach

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Sense 1: Shame, disgrace, dishonour, contempt, blame, reviling, or taunt. Sense 2: As a verb, to shame, insult, blame, or speak contemptuously against.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:27

COMBINED MEANING

cease

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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.

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

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instruction

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Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

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

COMBINED MEANING

err

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To stray, wander, depart, or be led away from the right way, truth, command, knowledge, or judgment; to be mistaken or wrong.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

words

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Spoken or written expressions, sayings, statements, messages, commands, promises, reports, or units of meaningful speech.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 19:28

COMBINED MEANING

ungodly

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Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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19:20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

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19:22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

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19:23The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

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

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19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

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

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19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

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19:28An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

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19:29Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

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