offscouring

  • 11Lamentations 3 — 1 I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he… …

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  • 121 Corinthians 4 — 1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of… …

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  • 13refuse — I. v. a. 1. Deny, decline. 2. Reject, repudiate, exclude, repel, rebuff, decline. II. n. Dross, scum, dregs, sediment, lees, draff, recrement, rubbish, trash, offscum, offscouring, scoria, slag, offal, garbage, waste matter. III. a. Worthless,… …

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