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Proverbs 8:36

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But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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  1. Proverbs 15:32Rank 1 from verse 36
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    32He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.

  2. Proverbs 1:31Rank 2 from verse 36
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    31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

  3. 1 Corinthians 16:22Rank 3 from verse 36
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    22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

  4. John 15:23–24Rank 4 from verse 36
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    23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

  5. Proverbs 12:1Rank 5 from verse 36
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    1WHOSO loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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Proverbs 8:36

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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against

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hate

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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

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8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

8:36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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9:1WISDOM hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

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