KJV ORIGINAL
O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
My soul, don't join their secret meetings; my honor, don't be united with their group: because in their anger they killed a man, and in their stubbornness they tore down a wall.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is distancing himself from violent people who killed someone in anger and destroyed property out of stubbornness.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Jacob's deathbed blessing to his sons, specifically referring to Simeon and Levi's violent revenge against the men of Shechem after their sister Dinah was violated. Jacob is condemning their excessive brutality in Genesis 34, where they not only killed Shechem and his father but massacred the entire city.
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