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Psalms 118:18

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The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:32Rank 1 from verse 18
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    32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  2. 2 Corinthians 6:9Rank 2 from verse 18
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    9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

  3. Job 5:17–18Rank 3 from verse 18
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    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

    18For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  4. Proverbs 3:11–12Rank 4 from verse 18
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    11¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

    12For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

  5. 2 Corinthians 1:9–11Rank 5 from verse 18
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    9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

    10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

    11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

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Psalms 118:18

COMBINED MEANING

chastened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sore

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Sense 1: Painful, grievous, severe, or causing distress. Sense 2: Greatly, exceedingly, or intensely. Sense 3: A wound, ulcer, or tender or diseased place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

18The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

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19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

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