Genesis 16:6
And Abram said unto Sarai, Lo! thy handmaid, is in thy hand, do to her what is good in thine eyes. So Sarai humbled her, and she fled from her face.
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Genesis 24:10Then took the servant ten camels, from among the camels of his lord, and went his way,—all the goods of his master being in his hand,—so be mounted, and went his way unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
Job 2:6And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Behold him! in thy hand,—only, his life, preserve thou!
Proverbs 14:29One slow to anger, hath great understanding, but, the hasty in spirit, exalteth folly.
Proverbs 15:17Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 29:19By words, a servant will not be corrected, though he perceiveth, yet is there no answer.
Jeremiah 38:5Then said King Zedekiah,—Lo! he is in your hand; for the king is not one who is able to do anything against you.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 16:5-7
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. We have here the immediate bad… Read the whole commentary →