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'Own' in the Bible

But they lie in wait for their own blood;They ambush their own lives.

Verse ConceptsRetributionAmbush

“So they shall eat of the fruit of their own wayAnd be satiated with their own devices.

Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinMore Than EnoughMaking DecisionsSin Producing Afflictionsconsequences

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

Verse ConceptsdesiresTrapDistinctives Of RighteousnessSalvation By Other ThingsGreed

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsSin, God's Judgment OnPursuingresilience

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Verse ConceptsSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessPeople Parting

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion;He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

Verse ConceptsRageDeath As Punishmentriskterrorism

Answer a fool as his folly deserves,That he not be wise in his own eyes.

Verse ConceptsFalse WisdomAnsweringFoolsanswers

He cuts off his own feet and drinks violenceWho sends a message by the hand of a fool.

Verse ConceptsPursuing ViolenceCutting Off Hands And Feet

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyesThan seven men who can give a discreet answer.

Verse ConceptsSluggardsSeven PeopleFalse Wisdomsloth

Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;A stranger, and not your own lips.

Verse ConceptsCommendationBraggingCommending OneselfLoving YourselfBeing YourselfBoasting

He who leads the upright astray in an evil wayWill himself fall into his own pit,But the blameless will inherit good.

Verse ConceptsApostasy, Personal WarningsRetributionTrapEnticersDigging Pits

He who is a partner with a thief hates his own life;He hears the oath but tells nothing.

Verse ConceptsStealingWitnesses, LegalComplicityNot Maintaining Lifethievespartnership

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