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A small shield, often round
Used for parrying and quick defence
Psalm 18:2 (KJV) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Proverbs 2:7 (KJV) He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
Song of Solomon 4:4 (KJV) Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
To know or be aware of
Exodus 16:15 (KJV) And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
Luke 2:49 (KJV) And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Acts 12:9 (KJV) And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
Early; promptly;
Before it is too late
Genesis 26:31 (KJV) And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Job 8:5 (KJV) If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Proverbs 13:24 (KJV) He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Perhaps; by chance
Mark 11:13 (KJV) And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Luke 14:29 (KJV) Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
Acts 17:27 (KJV) That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
In truth; in fact; certainly
Genesis 42:21 (KJV) And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
John 8:58 (KJV) Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
1 Thessalonians 3:4 (KJV) For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.