Genesis 20:16
But vnto Sara he saide: See I haue geuen thy brother a thousand peeces of syluer: beholde, it is as a coueryng of thyne eyes vnto all that are with thee, and to all [other:] and thus she was reproued.
Bible (Bishops')
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In Context
15And Abimelech sayde: beholde my lande lyeth before thee, dwell where it pleaseth thee best.
Cross References
Genesis 20:5Saide not he vnto me, she is my sister? yea and she her selfe sayde, he is my brother: with a single heart, and innocent handes haue I done this.
Genesis 26:11And so Abimelech charged al his people, saying: He that toucheth this man or his wyfe, shall dye the death.
Proverbs 9:8Reproue not a scorner, lest he owe thee euyll will: but rebuke a wyse man, and he wyll loue thee.
Proverbs 25:12Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.
Jonah 1:6And the shippe maister came to him, and saide: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call vpon thy God, if so be that God wyl shine vnto vs, that we perishe not.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 20:15-18
14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his… Read the whole commentary →