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Judges 4:17
Judges 4:17 is verse 17 of Judges chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
King James Version
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
World English Bible
However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
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Judges 4:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
16 Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.
17 Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
18 Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
19 Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.
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Job 12:19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
Job 12:20He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
Job 12:21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Job 18:7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
Job 18:8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Job 18:9A trap seizes his heel; a snare grips him.
Job 18:10A noose is hidden in the ground, and a trap lies in his path.
Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Job 18:12His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side.
Job 40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Psalms 37:36yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
Psalms 107:40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
Amos 5:20Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?
Judges 5:6In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
Judges 5:24Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
Psalms 69:22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.
Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”