KJV dictionary & concordance

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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Jonah 2:6

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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.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

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.

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Where “corruption” appears

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Leviticus1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse Acts6 occurrences
6 verses Romans1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Peter3 occurrences
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Leviticus 22:25 2 Kings 23:13-14 Job 17:14 Psalm 49:9 Jonah 2:6 Acts 2:31 1 Corinthians 15:42,50 2 Kings 23:13 2 Kings 23:14 Psalms 16:10 Daniel 10:8 Acts 13:35 Romans 8:21 Galatians 6:8 2 Peter 2:19