but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms,[a] and it was like a daughter to him.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:3 Hebrew bosom; also verse 8

And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this (A)Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of (B)Uriah the Hittite?”

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(A)Put no trust in a neighbor;
    have no confidence in a friend;
guard (B)the doors of your mouth
    from her who lies in your arms;[a]

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  1. Micah 7:5 Hebrew bosom

18 Let your (A)fountain be blessed,
    and (B)rejoice in (C)the wife of your youth,
19     a lovely (D)deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts (E)fill you at all times with delight;
    be intoxicated[a] always in her love.

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  1. Proverbs 5:19 Hebrew be led astray; also verse 20

(A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or (B)the wife you embrace[a] or your friend (C)who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ (D)which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 13:6 Hebrew the wife of your bosom

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