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Proverbs 7:6

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¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
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  1. Genesis 26:8Rank 1 from verse 6
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    8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

  2. Judges 5:28Rank 2 from verse 6
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    28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

  3. 2 Samuel 6:16Rank 3 from verse 6
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    16And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal Saul’s daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

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Proverbs 7:6

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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window

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An opening or aperture in the wall or structure of a building, ship, or ark, admitting light, air, sight, passage, or access.

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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looked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

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casement

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A little movable window, usually within a large, made to turn and open on hinges.

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

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5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

6¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

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7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

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