beholdeth. beheld. See James 1:23.
goeth, &c. = departed.
forgetteth. forgot.
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For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. Beholdeth, х katenoeesen ( G2657 ) ......
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For he beholdeth himself... — Better, for he beheld himself and went his way, and straightway forgot what he was. Like the simile in James 1:11...
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For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way ,.... He takes a slight glance of himself, and departs: and straightway forgetteth what manner of man...
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Doers of the Word:
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 ; 2 Peter 3:11 ; Judges 8:18 ; Luke 1:66 ; Luke 7:39 ; Matthew 8:27
He beheld himself, and went away — To other business. And forgot — But such forgetting does not excuse.
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.