Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?

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In The King James Version

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

In Context

9Now she had men waiting secretly in the inner room; and she said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. And the cords were broken by him as a twist of thread is broken when touched by a flame. So the secret of his strength did not come to light.

11And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

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Cross References

Judges 16:13Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

Nehemiah 6:4And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer.

Proverbs 24:28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

Luke 22:48But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?

Matthew Henry on Judges 16:5-18

Delilah's Treachery. ( b. c. 1120.) 4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith… Read the whole commentary →

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