Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips.
Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire: and hast not withholden from him the will of his lips.
But though mightily he strove, the cunning of his hands was withholden from him, and he might not.
And he was sore troubled that the seeming of her face was withholden from him, for he knew in his soul that he had somewhat to do with her.
If her guerdon be not withholden then love's service shall wax more fair, Else must many a maid win hatred from the knight who her badge doth bear!
CCVI For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing; Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 42:2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholdenfrom thee.
And ever his great eye glistened With visions I could not see, Ever he thrilled and listened To voices withholden from me.
He has, nevertheless, not withholden his opinions on the vital question discussed on that occasion, which has caused this meeting.
Let them take up the language of Job when his eyes were opened: "Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that Thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from Thee.
Enforcest 80 thou thee to aresten or withholden the swiftnesse and the sweigh of hir turninge whele?
For sin she may nat ben withholdenat a mannes wille, she maketh him a wrecche whan she departeth fro him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "withholden" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
