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corruption

Meaning of “corruption”

Sense 1: Decay, rottenness, spoilage, defect, ruin, or dissolution. Sense 2: Moral depravity.

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21 occurrences21 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 22:25

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Leviticus 22:25
Neither from a stranger’s hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 22:25 · retained source text

Neither from a strangers hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes bee in them: they shall not be accepted for you.

2 Kings 23:13
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:13 · retained source text

And the high places that were before Ierusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth, the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milchom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

1611 marginal noteThat is, the mount of Oliues.

1611 marginal note1.King. 11.7.

Job 17:14
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Job 17:14 · retained source text

I haue said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worme, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cried, or called.

Psalms 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 16:10 · retained source text

For thou wilt not leaue my soule in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine holy one to see corruption.

1611 marginal noteAct 2.31. and 13.35.

Isaiah 38:17
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 38:17 · retained source text

Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.

1611 marginal noteOr, on my peace came great bitternesse.

1611 marginal noteHebr. thou hast loued me from the pit.

Daniel 10:8
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 10:8 · retained source text

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comelinesse was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

1611 marginal noteOr, vigor.

1611 marginal noteDan.7.28.

Jonah 2:6
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jonah 2:6 · retained source text

I went downe to the bottomes of the mountaines: the earth with her barres was about me for euer: yet hast thou brought vp my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cuttings off.

1611 marginal noteOr, the pit.

Acts 2:31
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 2:31 · retained source text

He seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soule was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

1611 marginal notePsal. 16.11.

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