-
As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.
-
But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.
-
Then he threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin embraced him, weeping.
-
Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
-
People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster on them.’”
-
People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”
-
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
-
Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
-
Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
-
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
-
His left arm is under my head, and his right arm embraces me.
-
His left arm is under my head and his right arm embraces me.
-
The Day of the Lord
You, Lord, have abandoned your people, the descendants of Jacob. They are full of superstitions from the East; they practice divination like the Philistines and embrace pagan customs.
-
Leaders and Prophets Rebuked
Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of Israel. Should you not embrace justice,
-
Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with the woman who lies in your embrace guard the words of your lips.
