KJV dictionary & concordance

correction

Meaning of “correction”

Discipline, chastening, or instruction that corrects error and restores what is right.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

12 occurrences12 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 37:13

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KJV PCE

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Job 37:13 · retained source text

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a rod.

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Historical English dictionary sources

That which is intended to rectify, or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement; that which corrects.

volume 1, leaf 490, column 3 (main_dictionary)