Judges 16:11

Then he answered her, If they binde mee with newe ropes that neuer were occupied, then shall I be weake, and be as an other man.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

10After Delilah saide vnto Samson, See, thou hast mocked mee and tolde mee lies. I pray thee nowe, tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.

12Delilah therefore tooke newe ropes, and bounde him therewith, and saide vnto him, The Philistims be vpon thee, Samson: (and men lay in wayte in the chamber) and hee brake them from his armes, as a threede.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:3Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.

Proverbs 29:25The feare of man bringeth a snare: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shalbe exalted.

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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