KJV dictionary & concordance
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of compare, meaning to examine together, liken, or set one thing beside another to show likeness or difference.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Corinthians 2:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Which things also we speake, not in the words which mans wisedome teacheth, but which the holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spirituall.
1611 marginal note2.Pet. 1.16
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
For we dare not make our selues of the number, or compare our selues with some that commend themselues: but they measuring themselues by themselues, and comparing themselues amongst themselues, are not wise.
1611 marginal noteOr, vnderstand it not.
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