Topic
Fancy
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Wisdom of Solomon 6:16ISBE
For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought.
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 34:5ISBE
Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancieth, as a woman’s heart in travail.
- Hebrews 12:21ISBE
And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
fan'-si (phantazo, "to cause to appear," "show"): In Ecclesiasticus 34:5, "And the heart fancieth, as a woman's in travail" (compare The Wisdom of Solomon 6:16; Heb 12:21).
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.