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Proverbs 6:19–22

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A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
When 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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From verse 19

  1. Proverbs 19:5Rank 1 from verse 19
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    5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

  2. Proverbs 6:14Rank 2 from verse 19
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    14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.

  3. James 3:18Rank 3 from verse 19
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    18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  4. Proverbs 19:9Rank 4 from verse 19
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    9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

  5. Psalms 27:12Rank 5 from verse 19
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    12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

From verse 20

  1. Ephesians 6:1Rank 1 from verse 20
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    1CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

  2. Deuteronomy 27:16Rank 2 from verse 20
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    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  3. Proverbs 7:1–4Rank 3 from verse 20
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    1MY son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

    2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

    3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

    4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

  4. Proverbs 1:8–9Rank 4 from verse 20
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    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

    9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

  5. Proverbs 23:22Rank 5 from verse 20
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    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

From verse 21

  1. Proverbs 3:3Rank 1 from verse 21
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    3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

  2. Proverbs 7:3–4Rank 2 from verse 21
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    3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

    4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

  3. 2 Corinthians 3:3Rank 3 from verse 21
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    3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

  4. Deuteronomy 6:8Rank 4 from verse 21
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    8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

  5. Exodus 13:16Rank 5 from verse 21
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    16And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.

From verse 22

  1. Psalms 119:11Rank 1 from verse 22
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    11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  2. Proverbs 3:23–24Rank 2 from verse 22
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    23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

    24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  3. Proverbs 2:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

  4. Psalms 119:24Rank 4 from verse 22
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    24Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers.

  5. Psalms 119:97Rank 5 from verse 22
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    97O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:19

COMBINED MEANING

false

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Not solid or sound; deceiving expectations. Not faithful or loyal; treacherous; perfidious; deceitful.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lies

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Sense 1: False statements or deceptions. Sense 2: As a verb, reclines, remains, is situated, or speaks falsely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soweth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sow, meaning to scatter or plant seed. Sense 2: Figuratively, to spread what will produce a result.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Proverbs 6:20

COMBINED MEANING

son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

commandment

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Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

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

COMBINED MEANING

forsake

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To leave, abandon, desert, reject, renounce, cease following, or withdraw from a person, place, way, command, duty, affection, or former course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:21

COMBINED MEANING

bind

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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

continually

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1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.

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

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:22

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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

lead

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Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

awakest

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Second-person singular present form of awake, meaning to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

6:19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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6:20¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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6:21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

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6:22When 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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6:23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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