Judges 16:7

Samson aunswered vnto her: Yf they binde me with seuen greene wythes that were neuer dryed, I shalbe weake, and be as an other man.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

In Context

6And Dalila sayde to Samson: Oh, tell me where thy great strength lyeth, and how thou myghtest be bounde and brought vnder.

8And then the lordes of the Philistines brought her seuen wythes that were yet greene & neuer dryed, and she bound hym therwith.

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:7Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.

Galatians 6:7Be not deceaued, God is not mocked: For whatsoeuer a man soweth, that shall he also reape.

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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