Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
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Bible References
Seweth
Psalm 103:13
Jehovah has compassion for those who reverence him just as a father has compassion for his children.
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not contend (rebuke) forever! Nor will I always be angry! The spirit would fail before me, and those whom I have made.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.
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Matthew 9:16
Why patch an old garment with cloth that has not been shrunk? The patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth leaving a big hole.