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- verb archaic Third-person singular present simple form of
obey
Etymologies
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Examples
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Wazir Shamhur; and whoso loveth him loveth me, and whoso honoureth him honoureth me, and he who obeyeth him obeyeth me.
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“O folk, whoso obeyeth me shall be saved; but whoso gainsayeth me, I will cut him in twain with this scymitar.”
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Whoso cloth thus and obeyeth the commandment of his Lord, his desire attaineth and the orders of his God maintaineth; so Providence preserveth him from the perils of the present world and maketh ample his recompense in the future world; for indeed He neglecteth not the reward of the righteous.
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The Peace be on him who followeth in the way of righteousness and who feareth the issues of frowardness who obeyeth the Almighty King and followeth the Faith saving and preferreth the next world to any present thing!
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Whoso obeyeth me, I will honour him, and whoso gainsayeth me I will do with him that which I did with my sire.
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Gainsay women; he obeyeth Allah best, who saith them nay
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Gainsay women; he obeyeth Allah best who saith them nay, ix.
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Whoso obeyeth Him, He bringeth into Heaven, and whoso gainsayeth Him, He casteth into Hell.
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What man that has his natural senses, though he can neither write nor read, does not find himself governed by them he fears, and believes can kill or hurt him when he obeyeth not?
Leviathan 2007
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Whosoever therefore obeyeth his Christian sovereign is not thereby hindered neither from believing nor from obeying God.
Leviathan 2007
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