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Psalms 119:70

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Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
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  1. Psalms 17:10Rank 1 from verse 70
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    10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

  2. Acts 28:27Rank 2 from verse 70
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    27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

  3. Psalms 73:7Rank 3 from verse 70
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    7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

  4. Isaiah 6:10Rank 4 from verse 70
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    10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

  5. Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 70
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    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

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Psalms 119:70

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

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fat

Rich, well-fed, abundant, or fertile; also the oily substance of an animal.

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delight

To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

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71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

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