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Psalms 55:12–15

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For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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From verse 12

  1. Psalms 41:9Rank 1 from verse 12
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    9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

  2. John 13:18Rank 2 from verse 12
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    18¶ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

  3. Matthew 26:21–23Rank 3 from verse 12
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    21And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

    22And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

    23And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

  4. Psalms 35:26Rank 4 from verse 12
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    26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  5. John 18:2–3Rank 5 from verse 12
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    2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

    3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

From verse 13

  1. Micah 7:5Rank 1 from verse 13
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    5¶ Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

  2. 2 Samuel 15:12Rank 2 from verse 13
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    12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

  3. Jeremiah 9:4Rank 3 from verse 13
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    4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

  4. Mark 14:44–45Rank 4 from verse 13
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    44And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.

    45And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.

  5. 2 Samuel 16:23Rank 5 from verse 13
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    23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

From verse 14

  1. Psalms 42:4Rank 1 from verse 14
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    4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

  2. Ezekiel 33:31Rank 2 from verse 14
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    31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  3. Isaiah 2:3Rank 3 from verse 14
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    3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  4. Psalms 122:1Rank 4 from verse 14
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    1I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

From verse 15

  1. Psalms 59:13Rank 1 from verse 15
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    13Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

  2. Acts 1:18–20Rank 2 from verse 15
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    18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

    19And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

    20For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

  3. Psalms 109:6–20Rank 3 from verse 15
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    6Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

    7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

    8Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

    9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

    10Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

    11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

    12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

    13Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

    14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

    15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

    16Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

    17As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

    18As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

    19Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

    20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

  4. Psalms 64:7Rank 4 from verse 15
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    7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

  5. Psalms 9:17Rank 5 from verse 15
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    17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

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Psalms 55:12

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

borne

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1. Carried, supported, conveyed, or sustained. 2. Endured or suffered. 3. Brought forth as offspring. 4. Bore or possessed a likeness. 5. Given testimony.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hated

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

hid

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Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 55:13

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

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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COMBINED MEANING

equal

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Sense 1: The same in measure, value, standing, or likeness. Sense 2: Just, right, or even.

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

COMBINED MEANING

guide

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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 55:14

COMBINED MEANING

sweet

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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house of God

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Sense 1: A dwelling or place of worship identified with God. Sense 2: The household or church of God.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 55:15

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hell

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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

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

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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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11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

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13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

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14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

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15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

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