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 Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

In

And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.

And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.

Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.

As it pleaseth thee

A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

Fled

Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

If the wrath of the ruler is against you, keep in your place; in him who keeps quiet even great sins may be overlooked.