Judges 16:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ He said to her, “If they bind me with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like anyone else.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And he said to her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that have not been used, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And he said unto her, If they only bind me with new ropes wherewith no work hath been done, then shall I become weak, and be as another man.

Common English Bible

¹¹ He replied to her, “If someone ties me up with new ropes that haven’t been used for work, I’ll become weak. I’ll be like any other person.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And he answered her, "If I will be bound with new cords, which have never been used, I will be weak and like other men."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And he answered her: If I shall be bound with new ropes, that were never in work, I shall be weak and like other men.

Judges 16:11 Cross References

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgracefully.

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

Ephesians 4:25

So then, putting away falsehood, let each of you speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one another.

Judges 15:13

They said to him, “No, we will only bind you and give you into their hands; we will not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

Judges 16:10

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies; please tell me how you could be bound.”

Judges 16:12

So Delilah took new ropes and bound him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” (The men lying in wait were in an inner chamber.) But he snapped the ropes off his arms like a thread.