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Gen 38:23 — And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

lest we		2Sa 12:9; Pro 6:33; Rom 6:21; 2Cr 4:2; Eph 5:12; Rev 16:15
be shamed		Heb. become a contempt.

Correlating Passages

lest we

	2Sa 12:9	Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
	Pro 6:33	A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
	Rom 6:21	What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.
	2Cr 4:2	But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
	Eph 5:12	For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
	Rev 16:15	Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 38:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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