Judges 16:10

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

And Delilah {H1807} said {H559} unto Samson {H8123}, Behold, thou hast mocked {H2048} me, and told {H1696} me lies {H3577}: now tell {H5046} me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound {H631}.

D'lilah said to Shimshon, "You're making fun of me, telling me lies. Now, come on, tell me what it takes to tie you up."

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”

And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 16:13 (3 votes)

    And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.

  • Proverbs 24:28 (2 votes)

    ¶ Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.

  • Luke 22:48 (2 votes)

    But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

  • Ezekiel 33:31 (2 votes)

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.

  • Judges 16:15 (2 votes)

    And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength [lieth].

  • Judges 16:17 (2 votes)

    That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I [have been] a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any [other] man.

  • Judges 16:7 (2 votes)

    And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.