Topic
Retain
15 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.
- Judges 7:8ISBE
So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
- Judges 19:4ISBE
And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
- Job 2:9ISBE
¶ Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
- Proverbs 3:18ISBE
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
- Proverbs 4:4ISBE
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
- Proverbs 11:16ISBE
A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8ISBE
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
- Daniel 10:8ISBE
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
- Daniel 10:16ISBE
And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.
- Daniel 11:6ISBE
And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be…
- Micah 7:18ISBE
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:16ISBE
Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.
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- John 20:23 ISBE
- Romans 1:28 ISBE
- Philemon 1:13 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 15 references
re-tan': Several Hebrew words are thus translated: chazaq, "to hold fast" (Jud 7:8; 19:4; Job 2:9 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "hold fast"); Mic 7:18); `atsar, "to shut up" (only in Da 10:8,16; 11:6); tamakh, "to hold" (Pr 3:18; 4:4; 11:16 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "obtain")); in one case kala' (Ec 8:8). In the New Testament krateo, is used in Joh 20:23 of the "retaining" of sins by the apostles (see RETENTION OF SINS); in Ro 1:28, the Revised Version (British and American) has "refused to have," margin "Greek, `did not approve,' " for the King James Version "did not like to retain" (echo); and in Phm 1:13, substitutes "fain have kept" for "retained" (katecho). Sirach 41:16 has "retain" for diaphulasso, "keep."
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.