Bible Dictionary: Restraining

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Restrain.

Strong's Hebrew

3803. kathar -- to surround
... A primitive root; to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile
one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself) -- beset round ...
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7448. resen -- a halter, jaw
... bridle. From an unused root meaning to curb; a halter (as restraining); by implication,
the jaw -- bridle. 7447b, 7448. resen. 7449 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

5Th Day. Restraining Grace.
... 5TH DAY. Restraining Grace. "He is Faithful that Promised." ... Restraining Grace.
What a scene does this unfold! Satan tempting"Jesus praying! ...
/.../macduff/the faithful promiser/5th day restraining grace.htm

Of Restraining the Pleasures of the Senses.
... The Epitome of the Divine Institutes. Addressed to His Brother Pentadius.
Chap. LXII."Of Restraining the Pleasures of the Senses. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap lxii of restraining the pleasures.htm

The Argument for Restraining Anger is Given Again. ...
... Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. Book I. Chapter XLVIII. The argument for restraining anger
is given again.� The argument for restraining anger is given again. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xlviii the argument for.htm

Restraining Prayer: is it Sin?
... CHAPTER VI Restraining Prayer: is it Sin? "Thou restrainest prayer before
God.""Job 15:4. "What profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?""Job 21:15. ...
/.../murray/the ministry of intercession/chapter vi restraining prayer is.htm

God's Restraining Power.
... XII. GOD'S RESTRAINING POWER. (New Year's Day.) TEXT: Job 38:11. "Hitherto shalt
thou come, and no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.". ...
/.../selected sermons of schleiermacher/xii gods restraining power.htm

That it is Now Necessary, as it was not Before Man Sinned, to ...
... Book XIV. Chapter 19."That It is Now Necessary, as It Was Not Before Man Sinned,
to Bridle Anger and Lust by the Restraining Influence of Wisdom. ...
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Another Account of the Strange Aberrations of Sophia, and the ...
... Chapter X."Another Account of the Strange Aberrations of Sophia, and the
Restraining Services of Horus. Sophia Was Not Herself ...
/.../tertullian/against the valentinians/chapter x another account of the.htm

The Epistles to the Thessalonians.
... and the preceding development of "the man of sin" or Antichrist, and "the mystery
of lawlessness," then already at work, but checked by a restraining power. ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 89 the epistles to.htm

Letter viii. Who are the Cultivated?
... The restraining grace is "at last the moral sentiment." It is a fine genuine
unselfishness that, observing how all these things may pain and wound, refrains ...
/.../letter viii who are the.htm

Of the Punishment of Faults, that it Cannot Take Place Without ...
... perpetual source of annoyances. Therefore the restraining of one's anger
in the case of sins is faulty. Archytas of Tarentum is ...
/.../chap xviii of the punishment of.htm

Thesaurus

Restraining (9 Occurrences)
... & vb. n.) of Restrain. Multi-Version Concordance Restraining (9 Occurrences). John
11:38 Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. ...
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Grasp (20 Occurrences)
... (See JPS NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand. (Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Grasping (3 Occurrences)
... Gideon!" (See NIV). Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like restraining the
wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand. (WEB NIV). ...
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Control (88 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence;
superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control ...
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Restrain (31 Occurrences)
... Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping
oil in his right hand. (Root in WEB ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Influence (13 Occurrences)
... 2 Thessalonians 2:7 For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until
the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed, (WEY). ...
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Incontinent (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions or appetites,
particularly the sexual appetite; indulging unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd. ...
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Tabernacle (333 Occurrences)
... The people provided materials for the tabernacle so abundantly that Moses was under
the necessity of restraining them (36:6). These stores, from which they so ...
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Restrains (8 Occurrences)

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Restraint (34 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from
motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action ...
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Bible Concordance

Restraining (9 Occurrences)

John 11:38 Jesus, however, again restraining His strong feeling, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone had been laid against the mouth of it.
(WEY)

Colossians 2:23 These rules have indeed an appearance of wisdom where self-imposed worship exists, and an affectation of humility and an ascetic severity. But not one of them is of any value in combating the indulgence of our lower natures.
(See NIV)

2 Thessalonians 2:6 Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
(WEB RSV)

2 Thessalonians 2:7 For lawlessness is already at work in secret; but only until the man who is now exercising a restraining influence is removed,
(WEY)

Genesis 20:18 for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 25:31 that this is not to thee for a stumbling-block, and for an offence of heart to my lord -- either to shed blood for nought, or my lord's restraining himself; and Jehovah hath done good to my lord, and thou hast remembered thy handmaid.'
(YLT)

Psalms 65:7 Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.
(YLT)

Proverbs 10:19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips 'is' wise.
(YLT)

Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Restraining

Related Terms

Grasp (20 Occurrences)

Grasping (3 Occurrences)

Control (88 Occurrences)

Restrain (31 Occurrences)

Influence (13 Occurrences)

Incontinent (1 Occurrence)