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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
refrain .
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Examples
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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No enemie spoileth them, none troubleth them: but refraineth fro doing them any hurte or hinderaunce, vpon respect of the profighte that redoundeth to the whole, throughe their trauailles.
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In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10. 1999
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In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Why shouldst thou not, indeed, reverence the man who liveth on clean food, who refraineth from ever injuring others, whose heart is ever pure, who stands in the splendour of ascetic attributes, who is free from the leaden weight of desire, who abstaineth from injury even when sanctioned by religion?
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.
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And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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