Lamentations 3:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 50:6 : 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Job 16:10 : 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
Matt 5:39 : 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matt 26:67 : 67 Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
Luke 6:29 : 29 To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.
2 Cor 11:20 : 20 For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you [captive], if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.
Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
Ps 69:20 : 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
Ps 123:3 : 3 Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Mic 5:1 : 1 Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Lam 3:28-29
2 verses
80%
28Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.
29Let him put his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope.
Isa 50:6-7
2 verses
78%
6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Luke 6:29-30
2 verses
77%
29To him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.
30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Matt 5:38-40
3 verses
76%
38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Job 16:10
74%
10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.
1 Pet 2:23
74%
23who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:
Rom 15:3
71%
3For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.
Ps 89:41
71%
41All that pass by the way rob him: He is become a reproach to his neighbors.
Ps 79:12
71%
12And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Luke 22:63-64
2 verses
71%
63And the men that held [Jesus] mocked him, and beat him.
64And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
Luke 18:32
71%
32For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:
Matt 27:30
70%
30And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.
Mark 14:65
70%
65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
Matt 27:44
70%
44And the robbers also that were crucified with him cast upon him the same reproach.
Ps 22:7
70%
7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
Matt 26:67
70%
67Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,
Ps 69:7
70%
7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.
Lam 3:31
70%
31For the Lord will not cast off for ever.
Ps 44:16
70%
16For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth, By reason of the enemy and the avenger.
Ps 141:5
69%
5Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness; And let him reprove me, [it shall be as] oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.
2 Cor 11:20
69%
20For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you [captive], if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.
Mark 12:3
69%
3And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
Isa 53:3
69%
3He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
Lam 3:15-16
2 verses
69%
15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.
16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes.
Ps 69:20
69%
20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
Job 27:23
69%
23Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
John 18:23
69%
23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
1 Pet 2:19-20
2 verses
69%
19For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
20For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted [for it], ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Prov 3:34
69%
34Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Job 21:31
69%
31Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
Ps 35:26
69%
26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
Job 19:3
68%
3These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.
Mark 15:19
68%
19And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
Prov 13:18
68%
18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.
Lam 3:3
68%
3Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
Ps 69:10
68%
10When I wept, [and chastened] my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.
1 Pet 3:9
68%
9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for {G3754} hereunto {G5124} were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Prov 24:25
68%
25But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
1 Pet 4:14
68%
14If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
Prov 12:14
68%
14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Exod 21:25
68%
25burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Ps 55:12
68%
12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: