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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.

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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

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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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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

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

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