Psalm 127:5

Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
Such men will never be put to shame
when they speak with their enemies at the city gate.

Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

Job 5:4

His children are far from safety.
They are crushed at the city gate,
with no one to rescue them.

Job 42:12-16

So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Genesis 50:23

He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognized by Joseph.

Job 1:2

He had seven sons and three daughters.

Psalm 18:47

God—He gives me vengeance
and subdues peoples under me.

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Summary

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

His quiver full of them

General references

Bible References

Happy

Genesis 50:23
He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognized by Joseph.
Job 1:2
He had seven sons and three daughters.
Job 42:12
So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

His quiver full of them

Job 5:4
His children are far from safety.
They are crushed at the city gate,
with no one to rescue them.
Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
Job 21:11
They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

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