KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:4
Complete exact-word concordance
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
If they say, Come with vs, let vs lay wait for blood, let vs lurke priuily for the innocent without cause:
¶ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
¶ Striue not with a man without cause, if hee haue done thee no harme.
For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and their sleepe is taken away vnlesse they cause some to fall.
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
That I may cause those that loue me, to inherite substance: and I will fill their treasures.
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
He that is first in his owne cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoile the soule of those that spoiled them.
1611 marginal noteChap. 23.11. iob.31.21.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
1611 marginal noteChap. 22.23. iob. 31.21.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?
1611 marginal noteIsay.5.11.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Be not a witnesse against thy neighbour without cause: and deceiue not with thy lippes.
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himselfe; and discouer not a secret to another:
1611 marginal noteOr, discouer not the secret of another.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 5.25. and 18.15.
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