Judges 16:11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.”

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.