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Proverbs 24:14–16

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So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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From verse 14

  1. James 1:25Rank 1 from verse 14
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    25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

  2. Proverbs 2:10Rank 2 from verse 14
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    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

  3. Jeremiah 15:16Rank 3 from verse 14
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    16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

  4. Proverbs 23:18Rank 4 from verse 14
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    18For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

  5. Psalms 119:103Rank 5 from verse 14
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    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

  6. Proverbs 2:1–5Rank 6 from verse 14
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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

  7. Proverbs 22:18Rank 7 from verse 14
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    18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

  8. Proverbs 3:13–18Rank 8 from verse 14
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    13¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

    14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

    15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

    16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

    18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

  9. Psalms 119:111Rank 9 from verse 14
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    111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  10. Psalms 19:10–11Rank 10 from verse 14
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    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

    11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

  11. Matthew 19:21Rank 11 from verse 14
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    21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

From verse 15

  1. Acts 9:24Rank 1 from verse 15
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    24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

  2. Jeremiah 11:19Rank 2 from verse 15
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    19But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

  3. 1 Samuel 22:18–19Rank 3 from verse 15
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    18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

    19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

  4. 1 Samuel 23:20–23Rank 4 from verse 15
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    20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

    21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have compassion on me.

    22Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

    23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.

  5. 1 Samuel 9:11Rank 5 from verse 15
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    11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  6. Isaiah 32:18Rank 6 from verse 15
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    18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

  7. Matthew 26:4Rank 7 from verse 15
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    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

  8. Psalms 140:5Rank 8 from verse 15
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    5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

  9. Acts 23:16Rank 9 from verse 15
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    16And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

  10. Acts 25:3Rank 10 from verse 15
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    3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

  11. Proverbs 1:11Rank 11 from verse 15
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    11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

  12. Proverbs 22:28Rank 12 from verse 15
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    28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

  13. Psalms 37:32Rank 13 from verse 15
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

  14. Psalms 56:6Rank 14 from verse 15
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    6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

  15. Psalms 59:3Rank 15 from verse 15
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    3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  16. Psalms 10:8–10Rank 16 from verse 15
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    8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

    9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

    10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

From verse 16

  1. Psalms 34:19Rank 1 from verse 16
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    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  2. Psalms 37:24Rank 2 from verse 16
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    24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

  3. Micah 7:8–10Rank 3 from verse 16
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    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

    9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

    10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

  4. Job 5:19Rank 4 from verse 16
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    19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

  5. 2 Corinthians 4:8–12Rank 5 from verse 16
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    8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

    10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

    11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

    12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

  6. 2 Corinthians 11:23–27Rank 6 from verse 16
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    23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

    24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

    25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

    26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

    27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

  7. Proverbs 14:32Rank 7 from verse 16
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    32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  8. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 8 from verse 16
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  9. Revelation 18:20–21Rank 9 from verse 16
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    20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

    21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

  10. 2 Corinthians 1:8–10Rank 10 from verse 16
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    8For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

    9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

  11. Proverbs 13:17Rank 11 from verse 16
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    17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

  12. 1 Samuel 26:10Rank 12 from verse 16
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    10David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  13. Amos 5:2Rank 13 from verse 16
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    2The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

  14. Proverbs 28:14–18Rank 14 from verse 16
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    14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

    15As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

    16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

    17A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

    18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  15. Psalms 52:5Rank 15 from verse 16
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    5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

  16. Esther 7:10Rank 16 from verse 16
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    10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

  17. Psalms 7:16Rank 17 from verse 16
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    16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

  18. 1 Samuel 31:4Rank 18 from verse 16
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    4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

  19. Acts 12:23Rank 19 from verse 16
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    23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  20. Amos 8:14Rank 20 from verse 16
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    14They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.

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Proverbs 24:14

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

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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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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hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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reward

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Sense 1: A benefit, payment, honour, punishment, or recompense given or received. Sense 2: As a verb, to give such a return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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expectation

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1. A looking or waiting for something anticipated; hope. 2. That which is looked to or relied upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:15

COMBINED MEANING

lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

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

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

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

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

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against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

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

COMBINED MEANING

dwelling

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Sense 1: Residing, remaining, or abiding. Sense 2: A habitation, home, resting place, or territory.

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

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

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

COMBINED MEANING

spoil

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Sense 1: Goods or captives taken from an enemy. Sense 2: As a verb, to plunder, rob, strip, ruin, or deprive of what is possessed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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resting

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Ceasing to move or act; ceasing to be moved or agitated; lying; leaning; standing; depending or relying.

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

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

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Proverbs 24:16

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for

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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

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falleth

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1. Comes or goes down, drops, collapses, bows, or is overthrown. 2. Comes upon or enters a state or condition. 3. Of a lot or portion, is assigned or belongs. 4. In ‘falleth out,’ happens or occurs. 5. In ‘falleth to,’ yields or goes over to another side.

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again

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

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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

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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24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

24:14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

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24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

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24:16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

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