KJV dictionary & concordance
Assured, trusting, bold, or persuaded so as to act without fear or doubt.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 27:3
Complete exact-word concordance
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Though an host should encampe against me, my heart shall not feare: though warre should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
1611 marginal notePsal3.6.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from euill: but the foole rageth, and is confident.
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
Therefore we are alwayes confident, knowing that whilest wee are at home in the body, wee are absent from the Lord.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
Lest happily if they of Macedonia come with mee, & find you vnprepared, wee (that wee say not, you) should bee ashamed in this same confident boasting.
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you, will performe it vntil the day of Iesus Christ:
1611 marginal noteOr, will finish it.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident, by my bonds, are much more bold to speake the word without feare.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Very bold or assured; free from doubt.
