1 Samuel 15:14

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Summary

1 Samuel 15:14

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

What meaneth

1 Corinthians 4:5

General references

Genesis 21:29

Bible References

What meaneth

For it flatters him in his own eyes
Concerning the discovery of his iniquity and the hatred of it.

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

“But now what are you doing on the road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of the

Nile?

Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,
To drink the waters of the Euphrates?

“Your words have been arrogant against Me,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘What have we spoken against You?’

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;

Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.

General references

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”