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Lexicon :: Strong's H3680 - kāsâ

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כָּסָה
Transliteration
kāsâ
Pronunciation
kaw-saw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1008

Strong’s Definitions

כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw'; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x

The KJV translates Strong's H3680 in the following manner: cover (135x), hide (6x), conceal (4x), covering (2x), overwhelmed (2x), clad (1x), closed (1x), clothed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x
The KJV translates Strong's H3680 in the following manner: cover (135x), hide (6x), conceal (4x), covering (2x), overwhelmed (2x), clad (1x), closed (1x), clothed (1x).

  1. to cover, conceal, hide

    1. (Qal) conceal, covered (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be covered

    3. (Piel)

      1. to cover, clothe

      2. to cover, conceal

      3. to cover (for protection)

      4. to cover over, spread over

      5. to cover, overwhelm

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be covered

      2. to be clothed

    5. (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw'; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.
STRONGS H3680: Abbreviations
† I. [כָּסָה] verb cover (Late Hebrew כָּסָה Pi; Aramaic כְּסָא chiefly Pa; bdb049101 Pa. hide, cover; bdb049102 covering, bdb049103 garment; Arabic bdb049104 (bdb049105) clothe, bdb049106 garment; Assyrian kusû, cover: kusîtu, garment DlHWB 342) —
Qal, only Participle active כֹּסֶה; —
1. conceal shame Proverbs 12:16; knowledge Proverbs 12:23.
2. passive (construct) כְּסוּי חֲטָאָה Psalm 32:1 covered in respect of sin (by God, which he thus puts out of sight) (|| נְשׂוּ־פֶּשַׁע).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִכְסָ֑תָּה, covered, with waves Jeremiah 51:42; Infinitive construct הִכָּסוֺת Ezekiel 24:8, (blood) not to be covered.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּסָּה Numbers 9:15 + 12 times; suffix כִּסָּהוּ Leviticus 17:13; Numbers 17:7; כִּסָּמוֺ Exodus 15:10; 3rd person feminine singular כִּסְּתָה Genesis 38:15 + 5 times; 1st person singular כִּסִּיתִי Psalm 32:5 + 3 times; כִּסֵּתִי Ezekiel 31:15 (strike out Co); כִּסֵּיתִי Ezekiel 32:7 + 13 times Perfect; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַסֶּה Isaiah 6:2 + 8 times; וַיְכַס Exodus 10:15 + 4 times; suffix יְכַסֶּ֑דָּ Habakkuk 2:17; יְכַסֶּנָּה Ezekiel 30:18; 3rd person masculine plural suffix יְכַסְיֻמוּ Exodus 15:5 + 41 times Imperfect; Imperative suffix כַּסּוּנוּ Hosea 10:8; Infinitive construct כַּסּוֺת Malachi 2:13 + 11 times; כַּסֹּת Numbers 4:15; suffix כַּסֹּתוֺ Exodus 26:13; Participle מְכַסֶּה Proverbs 10:18 + 12 times; plural מְכַסִּים Isaiah 11:9; feminine plural מְכַסּוֺת Ezekiel 1:11, 23 (twice in verse); —
1. cover, clothe Judges 4:19; Ezekiel 16:10 (2 accusative), Ezekiel 16:18; Jonah 3:6 is apparently reflexive, with accusative of garment (strange; read perhaps וַיִּכָּס); nakedness Genesis 9:23 (J), Exodus 28:42 (P), Ezekiel 16:8; Hosea 2:11; the naked Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 18:7, 16 (+ accusative of thing); the face and legs of seraphim Isaiah 6:2 (twice in verse); bodies of cherubim Ezekiel 1:11, 23 (twice in verse); the face Genesis 38:15 (J), Ezekiel 12:6, 12, figurative Job 23:17; earth with the great deep Psalm 104:6; heavens with glory Habakkuk 3:3; with בְּ of the clothing Genesis 38:14 (J), Deuteronomy 22:12, these two apparently reflexive, compare Jonah 3:6 above; Judges 4:18; 1 Kings 1:1; heaven with clouds Psalm 147:8, with glory Ezekiel 32:7.
2. cover, conceal blood Genesis 37:26 (J), Job 16:18; human ordure Deuteronomy 23:14; mountains conceal men from God Hosea 10:8; cover transgressions Job 31:33; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 28:13; iniquity Psalm 32:5; righteousness Psalm 40:11; hatred Proverbs 10:18; a thing Proverbs 11:13; face of judge so that he cannot see justice Job 9:24; rulers and seers Isaiah 29:10; with בְּ of covering Leviticus 17:13 (H), 1 Samuel 19:13; face by fat Job 15:27; sun by a cloud Ezekiel 32:7; with מִן from whom Genesis 18:17 (J), Job 33:17.
3. cover (with covering of protection), a pit Exodus 21:33 (Covt. code); with cloud of incense, the Kapporeth Leviticus 16:13 (P); coverings of the sacred tent, tabernacle, and their furniture Exodus 26:13; Numbers 4:9, 15 (P); with בְּ of the covering Numbers 4:5, 8, 11, 12 (P); Zion בְּצֵל יָדִי Isaiah 51:16.
4. cover, spread over, fat, the inwards Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:3, 9, 14; Leviticus 4:8 (with עַל), Leviticus 7:3 (P); leprosy, the skin and flesh Leviticus 13:12, 13 (P); the cloud of the theophany, the mount Exodus 24:15, 16 (P), the tent of meeting Exodus 40:34; Numbers 17:7 (P), and the tabernacle Numbers 9:15, 16 (P); altar with tears Malachi 2:13 (2 accusative); Jerusalem with multitude of camels Isaiah 60:6; of handiwork 1 Kings 7:18, 41, 42 2 Chronicles 4:12, 13.
5. cover, overwhelm, followed by accusative, the sea the Egyptians Exodus 14:28 (P), Exodus 15:5, 10 (song), Joshua 24:7 (E), Psalm 78:53; Psalm 106:11; waters Job 22:11; Job 38:34; Psalm 104:9; Jeremiah 46:8; Ezekiel 26:19; locusts the eye of the land Exodus 10:5, 15 (J), also Israel Numbers 22:5, 11 (J); frogs the land Exodus 8:2 (P); quails the camp Exodus 16:13 (P); cloud the land Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 38:9, 16; darkness the earth Isaiah 60:2; dust a city Ezekiel 26:10; the depths of the sea by God Job 36:30; with a reference to a person's shame Psalm 44:16; Psalm 69:8; Jeremiah 51:51; Obadiah 10; Micah 7:10; horror Psalm 55:6; Ezekiel 7:18; violence Proverbs 10:6, 11; Habakkuk 2:17; confusion Jeremiah 3:25; mischief Psalm 140:10; God covers sin Psalm 85:3 (|| נשׂא עון), compare Psalm 32:1 (Qal).
6. followed by על of person or thing covered, cover over: cherubim over the ark 2 Chronicles 5:8; over the dead, the earth Numbers 16:33 (JE), Psalm 106:17; Isaiah 26:21, worms Job 21:26; dust over blood Ezekiel 24:7; waters over the sea Habakkuk 2:14, compare לַיָּם Isaiah 11:9; (see Dr§ 135. 7 Obs.); love covereth over all sins Proverbs 10:12; God covereth over iniquity Nehemiah 3:37; people not to cover over a guilty person Deuteronomy 13:9; + accusative of object covering (DaSynt. § 75), figurative covering over the garment with violence Malachi 2:16; God's hands with light Job 36:32; + בְּ of covering Psalm 44:20.
Note. — (אֵלֶיךָ) כִסִּתִי Psalm 143:9 is error for חָסִיתִי according to Greek Version of the LXX κατέφυγον SS, but חסה not construct with אֶלֿ; חִכִּיתִי Bae; הֶאֱבַלְתִּי כִּסֵּתִי עָלָיו אֶתתְּֿהוֺם Ezekiel 31:15 according to Co I caused the deep to mourn for them (strike out כסתי).
Pual. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural כָּסּוּ Psalm 80:11; Proverbs 24:31; Imperfect יְכֻסֶּה Ecclesiastes 6:4; plural וַיְכֻסּוּ Genesis 7:19, 20; Participle plural מְכֻסִּים 1 Chronicles 21:16; feminine plural מְכֻסּוֺת Ezekiel 41:16.
1. followed by accusative be covered, hills with shadow Psalm 80:11; mountains with water Genesis 7:19, 20 (P); field with nettles Proverbs 24:31; absolute, windows of temple Ezekiel 41:16.
2. followed by בְּ, be clothed, with sackcloth 1 Chronicles 21:16; name with darkness Ecclesiastes 6:4.
Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְכַּס Isaiah 37:1 = 2 Kings 19:1; 3rd person feminine singular תִּכַּסֶּה Proverbs 26:26; וַתִּתְכָּ֑ס Genesis 24:65; plural יִתְכַּסּוּ Isaiah 59:6; Jonah 3:8; Participle מִתְכַּסֶּה 1 Kings 11:29; plural מִתְכַּסִּים Isaiah 37:2 = 2 Kings 19:2; — cover, clothe oneself, absolute (of veil) Genesis 24:65 (J); with בְּ, of new garment 1 Kings 11:29; sackcloth 2 Kings 19:1, 2= Isaiah 37:1, 2; figurative of works Isaiah 59:6, of hatred with guile Proverbs 26:26; with accusative Jonah 3:5 (H8242 שַׂקִּים).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:19; 7:19; 7:20; 7:20; 9:23; 18:17; 24:65; 24:65; 37:26; 38:14; 38:15; 38:15

Exodus

8:2; 10:5; 10:15; 10:15; 14:28; 15:5; 15:5; 15:10; 15:10; 16:13; 21:33; 24:15; 24:16; 26:13; 26:13; 28:42; 29:13; 29:22; 40:34

Leviticus

3:3; 3:9; 3:14; 4:8; 7:3; 13:12; 13:13; 16:13; 17:13; 17:13

Numbers

4:5; 4:8; 4:9; 4:11; 4:12; 4:15; 4:15; 9:15; 9:15; 9:16; 16:33; 17:7; 17:7; 22:5; 22:11

Deuteronomy

13:9; 22:12; 23:14

Joshua

24:7

Judges

4:18; 4:19

1 Samuel

19:13

1 Kings

1:1; 7:18; 7:41; 7:42; 11:29; 11:29

2 Kings

19:1; 19:1; 19:2; 19:2

1 Chronicles

21:16; 21:16

2 Chronicles

4:12; 4:13; 5:8

Job

9:24; 15:27; 16:18; 21:26; 22:11; 23:17; 31:33; 33:17; 36:30; 36:32; 38:34

Psalms

32:1; 32:1; 32:5; 32:5; 40:11; 44:16; 44:20; 55:6; 69:8; 78:53; 80:11; 80:11; 85:3; 104:6; 104:9; 106:11; 106:17; 140:10; 143:9; 147:8

Proverbs

10:6; 10:11; 10:12; 10:18; 10:18; 11:13; 12:16; 12:23; 17:9; 24:31; 24:31; 26:26; 26:26; 28:13

Ecclesiastes

6:4; 6:4

Isaiah

6:2; 6:2; 11:9; 11:9; 26:21; 29:10; 37:1; 37:1; 37:2; 37:2; 51:16; 58:7; 59:6; 59:6; 60:2; 60:6

Jeremiah

3:25; 46:8; 51:42; 51:51

Ezekiel

1:11; 1:11; 1:23; 1:23; 7:18; 12:6; 12:12; 16:8; 16:10; 16:18; 18:7; 18:16; 24:7; 24:8; 26:10; 26:19; 30:18; 30:18; 31:15; 31:15; 32:7; 32:7; 32:7; 38:9; 38:16; 41:16; 41:16

Hosea

2:11; 10:8; 10:8

Obadiah

1:10

Jonah

3:5; 3:6; 3:6; 3:8

Micah

7:10

Habakkuk

2:14; 2:17; 2:17; 3:3

Malachi

2:13; 2:13; 2:16

H3680

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Strong's Number H3680 matches the Hebrew כָּסָה (kāsâ),
which occurs 153 times in 149 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (1Sa 19:13–Pro 24:31)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:13 - Michal took an image[fn] and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with the clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:1 - Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:18 - Likewise he made pomegranates[fn] in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:41 - the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:42 - and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the open country.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:1 - As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:2 - And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:16 - And David lifted his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and heaven, and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12 - the two pillars, the bowls, and the two capitals on the top of the pillars; and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13 - and the 400 pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:8 - The cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering above the ark and its poles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:5 - Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:24 - The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he covers the faces of its judges—
if it is not he, who then is it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:27 - because he has covered his face with his fat
and gathered fat upon his waist

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:18 - “O earth, cover not my blood,
and let my cry find no resting place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:26 - They lie down alike in the dust,
and the worms cover them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:11 - or darkness, so that you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:17 - yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
nor because thick darkness covers my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:33 - if I have concealed my transgressions as others do[fn]
by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:17 - that he may turn man aside from his deed
and conceal pride from a man;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:30 - Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:32 - He covers his hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:34 - “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
that a flood of waters may cover you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:1 - A Maskil[fn] of David.
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:5 - I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:10 - I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:15 - All day long my disgrace is before me,
and shame has covered my face

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:19 - yet you have broken us in the place of jackals
and covered us with the shadow of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:5 - Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:7 - For it is for your sake that I have borne reproach,
that dishonor has covered my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:53 - He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid,
but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:10 - The mountains were covered with its shade,
the mighty cedars with its branches.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:2 - You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you covered all their sin. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:6 - You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:9 - You set a boundary that they may not pass,
so that they might not again cover the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:11 - And the waters covered their adversaries;
not one of them was left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:17 - the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan,
and covered the company of Abiram.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:9 - As for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:9 - Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD!
I have fled to you for refuge.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:8 - He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:6 - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:12 - Hatred stirs up strife,
but love covers all offenses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
and whoever utters slander is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man conceals knowledge,
but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:9 - Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:31 - and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.

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