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דָּבָר H1697 Hear this

dâbâr

daw-baw'

from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.

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1290 occurrences

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• Ecclesiastes 8:1
  Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
• Ecclesiastes 8:3
  Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
• Ecclesiastes 8:4
  Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?
• Ecclesiastes 8:5
  Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
• Ecclesiastes 9:16
  Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
• Ecclesiastes 9:17
  The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
• Ecclesiastes 10:12
  The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
• Ecclesiastes 10:13
  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
• Ecclesiastes 10:14
  A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
• Ecclesiastes 10:20
  Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.