KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Domesticated canine animals. Sense 2: A figurative term of contempt for shameless, unclean, or hostile persons.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 22:31
Complete exact-word concordance
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For dogges haue compassed me: the assembly of the wicked haue inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feete.
1611 marginal noteMat.27.35. Mar.15.24. Luc.23.33. Ioh.19.23. & 37.
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
That thy foote may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogges in the same.
1611 marginal noteOr, red.
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
His watchmen are blinde: they are all ignorant, they are all dumbe dogs, they cannot barke; sleeping, lying downe, louing to slumber.
1611 marginal noteOr, dreaming or talking in their sleepe.
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
Yea they are greedy dogges which can neuer haue ynough, and they are shepheards that cannot vnderstand: they all looke to their owne way, euery one for his gaine, from his quarter.
1611 marginal noteHeb. strong of appetite.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Know not to be satisfied.
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
And I will appoint ouer them foure kindes, saith the LORD, the sword to slay, and the dogs to teare, and the foules of the heauen, and the beasts of the earth to deuoure and destroy.
1611 marginal noteHebr. families.
1611 marginal noteLeuit.26.16.
¶ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
¶ Giue not that which is holy vnto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearles before swine: lest they trample them vnder their feete, and turne againe and rent you.
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
But he answered, and said, It is not meete to take the childrens bread, and to cast it to dogs.
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
And she said, Trueth Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crummes which fall from their masters table.
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
But Iesus said vnto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the childrens bread, and to cast it vnto the dogges.
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
And she answered and said vnto him, Yes Lord, yet the dogges vnder the table eat of the childrens crummes.
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