Meaning of “lice”
Lice — (Heb. kinnim), the creatures employed in the third plague sent upon Egypt (Ex. 8:16-18). They were miraculously produced from the dust of the land. "The entomologists Kirby and Spence place these minute but disgusting insects in the very front rank of those which inflict injury upon man. A terrible list of examples they have collected of the ravages of this and closely allied parasitic pests." The plague of lice is referred to in Ps. 105:31. Some have supposed that the word denotes not lice properly, but gnats. Others, with greater probability, take it to mean the "tick" which is much larger than lice.
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Bible Search for “lice”
Exodus Chapter 8 Verse 18 — And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. Exodus Chapter 8 Verse 17 — And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. Exodus Chapter 8 Verse 16 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. Psalms Chapter 105 Verse 31 — He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. Acts Chapter 21 Verse 40 — And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, Acts Chapter 25 Verse 16 — To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. 1 Corinthians Chapter 5 Verse 8 — Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians Chapter 14 Verse 20 — Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. Ephesians Chapter 4 Verse 31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Colossians Chapter 3 Verse 8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Titus Chapter 3 Verse 3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 1 Peter Chapter 2 Verse 1 — Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
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