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Proverbs 5:8

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Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
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  1. Ephesians 5:11Rank 1 from verse 8
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    11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  2. Proverbs 7:25Rank 2 from verse 8
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    25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

  3. Matthew 6:13Rank 3 from verse 8
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    13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

  4. Proverbs 4:15Rank 4 from verse 8
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    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  5. Proverbs 6:27–28Rank 5 from verse 8
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    27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

    28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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Proverbs 5:8

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remove

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To take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

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

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

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