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Proverbs 28:25

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He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.
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  1. Proverbs 11:25Rank 1 from verse 25
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    25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

  2. 1 Timothy 6:6Rank 2 from verse 25
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

  3. Proverbs 10:12Rank 3 from verse 25
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    12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

  4. Proverbs 13:10Rank 4 from verse 25
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    10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

  5. Proverbs 13:4Rank 5 from verse 25
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  6. Proverbs 29:25Rank 6 from verse 25
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

  7. Jeremiah 17:7–8Rank 7 from verse 25
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    7Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  8. Proverbs 15:18Rank 8 from verse 25
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  9. Proverbs 21:24Rank 9 from verse 25
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    24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  10. Proverbs 22:10Rank 10 from verse 25
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    10Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

  11. Proverbs 29:22Rank 11 from verse 25
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    22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

  12. Psalms 84:12Rank 12 from verse 25
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    12O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

  13. Isaiah 58:11Rank 13 from verse 25
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    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.

  14. Proverbs 15:30Rank 14 from verse 25
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    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

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Proverbs 28:25

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

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

putteth

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Third-person singular present form of put (to place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

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

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

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

COMBINED MEANING

fat

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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.

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

28:25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

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28:26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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