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Proverbs 24:10

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If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
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  1. Isaiah 40:28–31Rank 1 from verse 10
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    28¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

    29He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

    30Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

    31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  2. Ephesians 3:13Rank 2 from verse 10
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    13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

  3. Jeremiah 51:46Rank 3 from verse 10
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    46And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.

  4. 1 Samuel 27:1Rank 4 from verse 10
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    1AND David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

  5. Hebrews 12:3–5Rank 5 from verse 10
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    3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

    4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

    5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

  6. Job 4:5Rank 6 from verse 10
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    5But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  7. 2 Corinthians 4:1Rank 7 from verse 10
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    1THEREFORE seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

  8. Revelation 2:3Rank 8 from verse 10
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    3And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

  9. Revelation 2:13Rank 9 from verse 10
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    13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

  10. John 4:8Rank 10 from verse 10
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    8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)

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Proverbs 24:10

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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faint

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1. Weak or failing in heart, spirit, or mind; to lose courage or cease to persevere. 2. Weak, weary, or exhausted in bodily strength; to become weak or exhausted.

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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.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

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

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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small

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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.

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24:9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

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24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

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