KJV dictionary & concordance
Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 26:5
Complete exact-word concordance
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
He taught me also, and said vnto me, Let thine heart reteine my wordes: keepe my commandements, and liue.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 28.9.
MY son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
¶ My sonne, keepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements with thee.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keepe my commandements, and liue: and my law as the apple of thine eye.
1611 marginal noteDeut.6.8. & 11.18. chap.3.3.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
The wise in heart will receiue commaundements: but a prating foole shall fall.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a foole of lips.
1611 marginal noteOr, shalbe beaten.
¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
¶ Let vs heare the conclusion of the whole matter: Feare God, and keepe his commandements, for this is the whole duetie of man.
1611 marginal noteOr, the end of the matter, euen all that hath bene heard, is.
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
O that thou haddest hearkened to my commandements! then had thy peace beene as a riuer, and thy righteousnesse as the waues of the sea.
And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
And I prayed vnto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said; O LORD, the great and dreadfull God, keeping the couenant, and mercy to them that loue him, and to them that keepe his Commandements:
1611 marginal noteNehe.1.5. deut.7.9.
¶ Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the Lord, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
¶ Thus sayth the LORD, For three transgressions of Iudah, and for foure, I will not turne away the punishment thereof; because they haue despised the Law of the LORD, and haue not kept his Commandements, and their lies caused them to erre, after the which their fathers haue walked.
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Whosoeuer therfore shall breake one of these least commaundements, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen: but whosoeuer shall doe, and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen.
1611 marginal noteIames 2.10.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
But in vaine they do worship me, teaching for doctrines, the commandements of men.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.
Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
