Judges 16:17

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And he told her all his mind, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head; for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If I be shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

Cross References

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man conceals his knowledge, but fools proclaim their folly.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked.

Micah 7:5

Put no trust in a neighbor, have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom;

Numbers 6:2

“Say to the people of Israel, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord,

Numbers 6:5

“All the days of his vow of separation no razor shall come upon his head; until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy; he shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.

Acts 18:18

After this Paul stayed many days longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchre-ae he cut his hair, for he had a vow.

Judges 13:5

for lo, you shall conceive and bear a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

Judges 16:16

And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death.

Judges 16:18

When Delilah saw that he had told her all his mind, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this once, for he has told me all his mind.” Then the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hands.