KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Proverbs 3:22–24
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Proverbs 3:22
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
22So shall they bee life vnto thy soule, and grace to thy necke.
Proverbs 3:23
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
23*Then shalt thou walke in thy way safely, & thy foot shall not stumble.
- Psal. 37.24. and 91.11.
Proverbs 3:24
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
24When thou lyest downe, thou shalt not be afraide: yea, thou shalt lye downe, and thy sleepe shalbe sweet.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 3:22
The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Proverbs 3:23
In safety; securely; without danger or harm.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The lower extremity used for standing or walking; also a measure, base, or lowest part; as a verb, to tread or walk.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To strike upon without design; to fall on; to light on by chance. To obstruct in progress; to cause to trip or stop.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Proverbs 3:24
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Fearful or apprehensive.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
To recline, rest, remain, or be situated; also, to speak falsely or a falsehood.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To rest in natural sleep; by figure, to be inactive or dead and at rest.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 22
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Open the full verse study22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
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Open the full verse study9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
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Open the full verse study16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
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Open the full verse study49For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
From verse 23
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Open the full verse study9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
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Open the full verse study12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
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Open the full verse study3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
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Open the full verse study11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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Open the full verse study8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
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Open the full verse study23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
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Open the full verse study31The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
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Open the full verse study8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
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Open the full verse study12And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
From verse 24
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Open the full verse study5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
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Open the full verse study8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
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Open the full verse study22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
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Open the full verse study19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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Open the full verse study4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
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Open the full verse study26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
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Open the full verse study6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
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Open the full verse study2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
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Open the full verse study15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.
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Open the full verse study6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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Open the full verse study13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
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