Judges 16:10 Cross References

Judges 16:10

10: Afterward Delilah said to him, "You made fun of me and told me a lie! Now please tell me how you can be tied up securely."

Then Delilah said, "You have been making fun of me and telling me lies! Won't you please tell me how you can be tied up securely?" Samson replied, "If you weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I will be as weak as anyone else." So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric

Samson replied, "If I am tied up with seven new bowstrings that have not yet been dried, I will be as weak as anyone else."

Then Delilah pouted, "How can you say you love me when you don't confide in me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!"
So day after day she nagged him until he couldn't stand it any longer.
Finally, Samson told her his secret. "My hair has never been cut," he confessed, "for I was dedicated to God as a Nazirite from birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as anyone else."

"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
You will vomit up the delicious food they serve, and you will have to take back your words of appreciation for their "kindness."

So they come pretending to be sincere and sit before you listening. But they have no intention of doing what I tell them. They express love with their mouths, but their hearts seek only after money.

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