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Nought

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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NOUGHT. See Naught; and notice, further, the phrase ‘set at nought’ ( Proverbs 1:25 , Mark 9:12 ). ‘To set’ is ‘to value,’ and ‘nought’ is ‘nothing,’ so the phrase means to reckon of no value.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Nought'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​n/nought.html. 1909.
 
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