The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleגָּלַע
H1566 · gâlaʻ · gaw-lah' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
to be obstinate
KJV usage
(inter-) meddle (with).
3mapped occurrences
3verses
3KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
meddled 1intermeddleth 1meddling 1
Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).
Mapped occurrences
Proverbs 17:14Mapped KJV word: meddled
Proverbs 18:1Mapped KJV word: intermeddleth
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs 20:3Mapped KJV word: meddling
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.