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Monday, September 8th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Refrain
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REFRA'IN, L. refaeno re and fraeno, to curb fraenum, a rein. See Rein.
To hold back to restrain to keep from action.
My son - refrain thy foot from their path. Proverbs 1 .
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by. Genesis 45 .
REFRA'IN, To forbear to abstain to keep one's self from action or interference.
Refrain from these men and let them alone. Acts 5 .
REFRA'IN, n. The burden of a song a kind of musical repetition.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Refrain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/r/refrain.html.
Entry for 'Refrain'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/r/refrain.html.
