Proverbs 20:3
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
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6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
8Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
6To the praise of the glorie of his grace, wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued:
7In whom wee haue redemption through his blood, the forgiuenesse of sinnes, according to the riches of his grace,
8Wherein hee hath abounded toward vs in all wisedome and prudence:
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9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
9And Iehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Iudah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon, sent to the Cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Giue thy daughter to my sonne to wife. And there passed by a wilde beast that was in Lebanon, and trode downe the thistle.
- Proverbs 25:8–10Rank 13 from verse 3
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.
9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
8Goe not forth hastily to striue, lest thou know not what to doe in the ende thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9*‖Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himselfe; and discouer not a secret to another:
10Lest he that heareth it, put thee to shame, and thine infamie turne not away.
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Proverbs 20:3
Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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To stop or leave off, to come to an end, or to cause something to stop or end.
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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
Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
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2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
2*The feare of a king, is as the roaring of a Lion: who so prouoketh him to anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
Selected passage4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
4*‖The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.