8 occurrences

'Stranger' in the Bible

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

Verse ConceptsPretenceAwarenessBuying FoodRecognising PeopledisguisesWhere From?

My guests and my servant girls consider me a stranger; I am a foreigner in their eyes.

Verse ConceptsGuestsReckoned As Foreigners

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Verse ConceptsHandsShaking HandsDebtFriendship Kjv

The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSafetySecurityDebtLosing A FriendLosing FriendsProtecting Your FamilyProtection From Danger

Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

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Foreign (157 instances)
Strange (251 instances)
Stranger (157 instances)
Unknown (34 instances)
Unusual (8 instances)

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