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Proverbs 8:35–36

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Proverbs 8:35

35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

Proverbs 8:36

36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 8:35

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

findeth

To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

obtain

To gain, acquire, receive, secure, or attain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 8:36

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sinneth

Sins: violates the law of God or a known duty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: sin)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hate

To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

love

Affection, goodwill, devoted regard, or charity; as a verb, to regard with such affection or goodwill.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 35

  1. John 3:36
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  2. 1 John 5:11–12
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  3. Proverbs 12:2
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  4. Philippians 3:8
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  5. John 17:3
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From verse 36

  1. Proverbs 15:32
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  2. Proverbs 1:31
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  3. 1 Corinthians 16:22
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  4. John 15:23–24
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  5. Proverbs 12:1
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