Judges 14:17
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17 So she cried whenever she was with him and kept it up for the rest of the celebration. At last, on the seventh day he told her the answer because she was tormenting him with her nagging. Then she explained the riddle to the young men.
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Judges 16:16
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16 She tormented him with her nagging day after day until he was sick to death of it.
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Luke 18:4-5
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4 The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God or care about people, 5 but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’”
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Luke 11:8
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8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.[a]
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- 11:8 Or in order to avoid shame, or so his reputation won’t be damaged.
Proverbs 7:21
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21 So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.
Proverbs 2:16-17
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16 Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman,
from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
17 She has abandoned her husband
and ignores the covenant she made before God.
Job 2:9
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9 His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”
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Judges 16:13
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13 Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.”
Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.”
So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.
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Judges 16:6
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6 So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me what makes you so strong and what it would take to tie you up securely.”
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Genesis 3:6
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6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.
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