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Psalms 26:9–10

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Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
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From verse 9

  1. Matthew 25:32Rank 1 from verse 9
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    32And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:

  2. Psalms 139:19Rank 2 from verse 9
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    19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

  3. Revelation 22:14–15Rank 3 from verse 9
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    14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

    15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

  4. 1 Samuel 22:18–19Rank 4 from verse 9
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    18And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

    19And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

  5. 1 Samuel 25:29Rank 5 from verse 9
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    29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

From verse 10

  1. Deuteronomy 16:19Rank 1 from verse 10
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    19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

  2. Exodus 23:8Rank 2 from verse 10
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    8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  3. 1 Samuel 8:3Rank 3 from verse 10
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    3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

  4. Micah 7:3Rank 4 from verse 10
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    3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  5. Psalms 52:2Rank 5 from verse 10
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    2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.

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Psalms 26:9

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

bloody

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Marked by or connected with blood; murderous, bloodguilty, or given to bloodshed; or involving a discharge of blood.

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

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Psalms 26:10

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bribes

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Gifts or payments intended to influence judgment or action corruptly.

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

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8Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

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10In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.

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11But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

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