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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » David
But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom. I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
For it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him. But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend. We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the throng.
Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
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Thou have put my acquaintances far from me. Thou have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
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Thou have put beloved and friend far from me, and my acquaintances into darkness.
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Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not. They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom. read more.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother. But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The wretches gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not. They tore me, and ceased not. Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother. But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The wretches gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not. They tore me, and ceased not. Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant. His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Good for evil » Returning » David, to his enemies
They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom. I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David's companions to david
Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
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They also who render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow the thing that is good.
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Unrighteous witnesses rise up, they ask me of things that I know not. They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into my own bosom. read more.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother. But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The wretches gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not. They tore me, and ceased not. Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother. But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The wretches gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not. They tore me, and ceased not. Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
For my love they are my adversaries, but I [make] prayer. And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Social duties » Sympathy the marks of true » Human, examples of
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t
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And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king himself also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.
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Jesus wept.
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and many of the Jews had come to the women, about Martha and Mary, so that they might console them about their brother.
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Did I not weep for him who was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
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And a great multitude of the people followed him, and also of women who bewailed and lamented him.
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I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.
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Sympathy » The marks of true » Examples of
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t
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And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king himself also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.
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Jesus wept.
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and many of the Jews had come to the women, about Martha and Mary, so that they might console them about their brother.
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Did I not weep for him who was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
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And a great multitude of the people followed him, and also of women who bewailed and lamented him.
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I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as he who bewails his mother.
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