11 So he said to her, “If they bind me securely with (A)new ropes [a]that have never been used, then I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 16:11 Lit. with which work has never been done

Do Not Grieve the Spirit

25 Therefore, putting away lying, (A)Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for (B)we are members of one another.

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25 (A)The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be [a]safe.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:25 secure, lit. set on high

A righteous man hates lying,
But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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(A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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13 So they spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will tie you securely and deliver you into their hand; but we will surely not kill you.” And they bound him with two (A)new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

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