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# devour #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "devour" means to eat or consume in an aggressive manner.
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* Using this word in a figurative sense, Paul warned believers to not devour one another, meaning to not attack or destroy each other with words or actions (Galatians 5:15).
* Also in a figurative sense, the term "devour" is often used with a meaning of "completely destroy" as when talking about nations devouring each other or a fire devouring buildings and people.
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* This term could also be translated as "completely consume" or "totally destroy."
## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Peter 05:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/08)
* [Amos 01:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/09)
* [Exodus 24:16-18](rc://en/tn/help/exo/24/16)
* [Ezekiel 16:20-22](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/20)
* [Luke 15:28-30](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/28)
* [Matthew 23:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/13)
* [Psalms 021:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/psa/21/09)
## Word Data:##
* Strong's: H398, H399, H400, H402, H1104, H1105, H3216, H3615, H3857, H3898, H7462, H7602, G2068, G2666, G2719, G5315