Judges 16:11

And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

10And Dalila said to him: Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told me a false thing: but now at least tell me wherewith thou mayest be bound.

12Dalila bound him again with these, and cried out: The Philistines are upon thee, Samson, there being an ambush prepared for him in the chamber. But he broke the bands like threads of webs.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

Proverbs 29:25He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.

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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