8 occurrences in 5 translations

'Cringing' in the Bible

Happy art thou, Israel! Who is like unto thee, a people saved by Jehovah, The shield of thy help, And the sword of thine excellency? And thine enemies shall come cringing to thee; And thou shalt tread upon their high places.

Verse ConceptsHelpfulnessHigh PlacesRefugeShieldsSpiritual Warfare, ArmourSwordsGod Being Our ShieldUnique IsraelGod HelpsGod's SwordExcellence

She said to the men, "I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you.

Verse ConceptsPessimismEasy For PeopleLosing CourageWithout Strength

They told Joshua, "Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! All who live in the land are cringing before us!"

Verse ConceptsFaintingEasy For PeopleLosing CourageThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me.

Verse ConceptsForeignersPretendingObeying People

At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

Verse ConceptsForeignersObedience To GodPretendingObeying People

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod, Works OfWhat God Does

The haters of Jehovah would have come cringing unto him; but their time would have been for ever.

Verse ConceptsHatredEternal JudgementHating Godhaters

Bible Theasaurus

Cower (7 instances)
Crawl (17 instances)
Creep (15 instances)
Cringe (4 instances)
Cringing (8 instances)
Flinch (1 instance)
Recoil (2 instances)
Servile (16 instances)
Shrink (16 instances)
Wormy (1 instance)

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