Genesis 16:6

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Summary

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.

Abram

In

As it pleaseth thee

Proverbs 29:19

Fled

Exodus 2:15

Proverbs 27:8

Ecclesiastes 10:4

Bible References

Abram

Then said Abram unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, and between my herdsmen and thine, for we be brethren.

Patience is a token of wisdom; but wrath and hasty displeasure is a token of foolishness.

A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

Likewise, ye men, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as unto them that are heirs also of the grace of life, that your prayers be not let.

In

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed, and had of all manner goods of his master with him, and stood up and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life."

and gave them over into the hand of the Heathen; and they that hated them, were lords over them.

Zedekiah the king answered and said, "Lo, he is in your hands, for the king may deny you nothing."

As it pleaseth thee

A servant will not be the better for words; for though he understand, yet will he not regard them.

Fled

And Pharaoh heard of it and went about to slay Moses: but he fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well's side.

He that oft times flitteth, is like a bird that forsaketh her nest.

If a principal spirit be given thee to bear rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for so shall great wickedness be put down, as it were with a medicine.