en_tw/bible/other/devour.md

# devour, devours, devoured, devouring

## Definition:

The term "devour" means to eat or consume in an aggressive manner.

* 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.
* This term could also be translated as "completely consume" or "totally destroy."

## Bible References:

* [1 Peter 05:08](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/08)
* [Amos 01:10](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/10)
* [Exodus 24:17](rc://en/tn/help/exo/24/17)
* [Ezekiel 16:20](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/20)
* [Luke 15:30](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/30)
* [Matthew 23:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/13)
* [Psalms 021:09](rc://en/tn/help/psa/021/09)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H398, H399, H400, H402, H1104, H1105, H3615, H3857, H3898, H7462, G2666, G2719, G5315
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			`The term "devour" means to eat or consume in an aggressive manner.`

added version 2 2017-04-15 17:23:27 +00:00			`* 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.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* This term could also be translated as "completely consume" or "totally destroy."`

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Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [1 Peter 05:08](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/08)`
			`* [Amos 01:10](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/10)`
Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Exodus 24:17](rc://en/tn/help/exo/24/17)`
			`* [Ezekiel 16:20](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/20)`
			`* [Luke 15:30](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/30)`
Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [Matthew 23:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/13)`
Updates for real searches of terms from file headers 2018-05-08 08:53:16 +00:00			`* [Psalms 021:09](rc://en/tn/help/psa/021/09)`
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Added entries and deleted Strong's numbers as needed. 2018-04-30 20:56:36 +00:00			`* Strong's: H398, H399, H400, H402, H1104, H1105, H3615, H3857, H3898, H7462, G2666, G2719, G5315`