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Proverbs 30:33

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Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
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  1. Proverbs 17:14Rank 1 from verse 33
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    14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

  2. Proverbs 28:25Rank 2 from verse 33
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    25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

  3. Proverbs 29:22Rank 3 from verse 33
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    22An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

  4. Proverbs 15:18Rank 4 from verse 33
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    18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  5. Proverbs 16:28Rank 5 from verse 33
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    28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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Proverbs 30:33

COMBINED MEANING

churning

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Agitating, beating, or working milk so as to bring forth butter.

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

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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butter

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An oily substance obtained from cream or milk by churning.

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

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nose

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The projecting part of the face containing the nostrils and serving chiefly for smell and breathing.

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

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blood

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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.

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

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forcing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of force, meaning to compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

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wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

33Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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