Psalms 127:4

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Like as arrowes be in the hande of the strong: euen so are the chyldren of youth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:6 : 6 Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.
  • Prov 31:28 : 28 Her children arise vp & call her blessed: and her husbande shall make much of her.
  • Jer 50:9 : 9 For lo, I wyll wake vp an hoast of people from the northren lande, & bryng them vpon Babylon, these shal lay siege to it, and winne it: their arrowes shall not misse, like as a cunnyng archer shooteth not wrong.
  • Ps 120:4 : 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes: with Iuniper coales powred on thy head.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiuer with them: they shall not be ashamed when they speake with their enemies in the gate.

  • 3 Beholde, chyldren be the inheritage of God: and the fruite of the wombe is a rewarde.

  • 16 Their arrowes are sodayne death, yea they them selues be very giauntes.

  • Ps 144:12-13
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    72%

    12 That our sonnes may growe vp in their youth as young plantes: that our daughters may be as corners stones grauen after the fashion as a palace is.

    13 That the corners of our houses may be fylled, yeeldyng foorth all maner of stoore: that our cattell may bring foorth thousandes, yea ten thousandes in our streates.

  • 4 So much as sharpe arrowes of a strong man in thy sydes: with Iuniper coales powred on thy head.

  • 5 Thyne arrowes are sharpe: a people the kynges enemies shall submit in heart them selues vnto thee.

  • 6 Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.

  • 4 The bowe with the mightie men are broken, and they that were weake haue gyrde them selues with strength.

  • Ps 128:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 Thy wyfe shalbe as a fruitfull vine: vpon the sides of thyne house. Thy chyldren shalbe like oliue braunches: rounde about thy table.

    4 Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God.

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    2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklinges thou hast layde the foundation of thy strength for thyne aduersaries sake: that thou mightest styll the enemie and the auenger.

  • 12 Therfore thou wilt put them to flight: and direct thine arrowes agaynst their faces.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    12 He hath bent his bowe, and made me as it were a marke to shoote at.

    13 The arrowes of his quiuer hath he shot, euen into my reynes.

  • 35 He teacheth my handes to fight: that euen a bowe of steele is broken with myne armes.

  • 7 But the Lorde wyll sodenly shoote at them with a swyft arrowe: their plagues shalbe apparaunt.

  • 34 He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele.

  • 7 Let them be dissolued as into water, let them come to naught of them selues: and when they shoote their arrowes, let them be as broken.

  • 6 Teache a chylde what way he should go: for he shall not leaue it when he is olde.

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    21 And I wil sende a lad, and byd him go seke the arrowes. And if I say vnto the lad, See, the arrowes are on this side thee, bring them: then come thou, for it is peace and no hurt, as the Lorde lyueth:

    22 But and if I say vnto the lad, behold the arows are beyond thee, go thy way, for the Lorde hath sent thee away.

  • 28 He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bowe: & as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for the.

  • 2 For lo, the vngodly haue bende their bowe: and nocked their arrowes with the string, redy to shoote priuily at them whiche are vpright in heart.

  • 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.

  • 13 For he maketh fast the barres of thy gates: he blesseth thy children within thee.

  • 26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

  • 13 He hath prepared hym instrumentes of death: he hath ordayned his arrowes agaynst them that be persecutors.

  • 14 Whose children haue aboundaunce: & they leaue enough of that they haue remaynyng to their babes.

  • 4 His children were without prosperitie, and they were slayne in the gate, and there was no man to deliuer them.

  • 2 He hath made my mouth lyke a sharpe sworde, vnder the shadowe of his hande hath he defended me, and hid me in his quiuer as a good arrowe,

  • 14 If he get many children, they shall perishe with the sworde, and his posteritie shall haue scarcenesse of bread.

  • 9 Blessed shall he be: that taketh & throweth thy litle children against the stone.

  • 18 With bowes shall they destroy the young men, and haue no pitie on women with chylde, and their faces shall not spare the chyldren.

  • 28 His arrowes are sharpe, and all his bowes bent: his horse hoofes are as flint, and his cart wheeles like a whyrle winde.

  • 6 Cast out terrible lightninges and feare them: shoote out thyne arrowes and consume them.

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    36 And he sayde vnto his boy: Runne, and seke out myne arrowes whiche I shote. And as the boy ran, he shot an arrowe beyond him.

    37 And when the lad was come to the place whyther Ionathan had shot the arrowe, Ionathan cryed after the lad, & sayd: Is not the arrowe beyond there?

  • Ps 64:3-4
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    3 Who haue whet their tongue lyke a sword: who haue drawne their arrow, euen a bitter worde.

    4 That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect: they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not.

  • 4 Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde.

  • 4 And I shall geue children to be their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.

  • 16 In steade of thy fathers, thou shalt haue children: whom thou mayst make princes in all landes.

  • 11 The sonne and moone stoode still in their habitation, at the light of thyne arrowes they went, and at the bright shining of thy speares.

  • 4 Yet their young ones grow vp, and waxe fatte through good feeding with corne: They go foorth, and returne not againe vnto them.

  • 9 Like as the children of Ephraim, which beyng harnessed & carying bowes: turned their backes in the day of battayle.

  • 2 For thyne arrowes sticke fast in me: and thy hande presseth me sore.

  • 15 Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.

  • 15 But their sworde shal go thorow their owne heart: & their bow shalbe broken.

  • 18 As he that fayneth him selfe mad, casteth firebrandes, deadly arrowes and dartes: