Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 6:12 · retained source text
Yee are not straitened in vs, but yee are straitned in your owne bowels.
KJV dictionary & concordance
bowels
Meaning of “bowels”
1. Figuratively, deep inward feeling or affection, especially compassion, mercy, or distress; also one deeply loved. 2. The inward organs or inner parts of the body. 3. The womb or inward bodily source of offspring.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
39 occurrences37 verses18 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 15:4
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “bowels”
Complete reference index — all 37 verses
Genesis 15:4Genesis 25:23Genesis 43:30Numbers 5:222 Samuel 7:122 Samuel 16:112 Samuel 20:101 Kings 3:262 Chronicles 21:152 Chronicles 21:182 Chronicles 21:192 Chronicles 32:21Job 20:14Job 30:27Psalms 22:14Psalms 71:6Psalms 109:18Song of Solomon 5:4Isaiah 16:11Isaiah 48:19Isaiah 49:1Isaiah 63:15Jeremiah 4:19Jeremiah 31:20Lamentations 1:20Lamentations 2:11Ezekiel 3:3Ezekiel 7:19Acts 1:182 Corinthians 6:12Philippians 1:8Philippians 2:1Colossians 3:12Philemon 1:7Philemon 1:12Philemon 1:201 John 3:17
Where “bowels” appears
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Genesis3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
2 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon3 occurrences
3 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 versesJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
2 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesActs1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon3 occurrences
3 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Genesis 15:42 Samuel 7:122 Chronicles 21:15Job 20:14Isaiah 16:11Jeremiah 4:192 Corinthians 6:11-12Philippians 1:8Colossians 3:12Philemon 1:122 Samuel 20:10Genesis 25:231 John 3:171 John 3:191 John 3:201 John 3:21Lamentations 1:202 Corinthians 6:112 Corinthians 6:12Philippians 1:7Numbers 5:221 Kings 3:262 Chronicles 21:19Job 30:27Psalms 109:18Isaiah 49:1Jeremiah 31:20Ezekiel 3:3Philemon 1:7
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗plural 1. The intestines of an animal; the entrails, especially of man. The heart. 2 Corinthians 6:12. 2. The interior part of any thing; as the bowels of the earth. 3. The seat of pity or kindness; hence, tenderness, compassion, a scriptural sense. Bowel, in the singular, is sometimes used for gut.