7 occurrences

'Embrace' in the Bible

“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and worship other gods’—which neither you nor your fathers have known,

Verse ConceptsSecrecyEnticersUnknown GodsDifferent GodsEncouraged To Serve Foreign godsShow No MercyMothers Love For Her ChildrenSiblingsMothers And SonsDeath Of A Motheratheism

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,and those who hold on to her are happy.

Verse ConceptsTreesMetaphorical TreesGraspingrelaxation

Cherish her, and she will exalt you;if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Verse ConceptsSource Of Honourhonour

Why, my son, would you be infatuatedwith a forbidden womanor embrace the breast of a stranger?

Verse ConceptsInfatuationAvoid Adultery

Can a man embrace fireand his clothes not be burned?

Verse ConceptsFire Of EvilInfidelityadultry

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

Verse ConceptsThrowing StonesA Time Togatheringshunninghugs

Bible Theasaurus

Adopt (6 instances)
Bosom (51 instances)
Clasp (2 instances)
Comprehend (53 instances)
Embrace (21 instances)
Encompass (10 instances)
Espouse (2 instances)
Include (21 instances)
Squeeze (5 instances)

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