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Proverbs 7:21

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With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
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  1. Proverbs 5:3Rank 1 from verse 21
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    3¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

  2. Proverbs 7:5Rank 2 from verse 21
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    5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

  3. 2 Kings 4:8Rank 3 from verse 21
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    8¶ And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  4. Luke 24:29Rank 4 from verse 21
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    29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

  5. Psalms 12:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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Proverbs 7:21

COMBINED MEANING

fair

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1. Beautiful, comely, or pleasing in appearance. 2. Of speech or outward show, pleasing or flattering. 3. Of weather, clear or favourable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

speech

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1. Spoken words, discourse, or a message communicated in words. 2. The manner, quality, or ability of speaking. 3. A language or dialect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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caused

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of cause, meaning to make something happen.

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yield

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1. To produce or give forth. 2. To give or grant. 3. To surrender or submit.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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forced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of force, meaning to compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

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22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

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