11And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
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The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-17)The burnt child dreads the fire; yet Samson, that has more than the strength of a man, in this comes short of the wisdom of a child; for, though he had been more than once brought into the highest degree of mischief and danger by the love of women and lusting after them, yet he would not take warning, but is here again taken in the same snare, and this third time pays for all. Solomon seems to ref…
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