KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of entice, meaning to attract, allure, or draw by exciting desire or hope, especially toward wrongdoing.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 31:27
Complete exact-word concordance
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
And my heart hath bene secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
1611 marginal noteHebr. my hand hath kissed my mouth.
¶ For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
¶ For I heard the defaming of many, feare on euery side. Report, say they, and wee will report it: all my familiars watched for my halting, saying; Peraduenture he will be enticed: and we shall preuaile against him, and we shall take our reuenge on him.
1611 marginal noteHeb. euery man of my peace.
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
But euery man is tempted, when hee is drawen away of his owne lust, and entised.
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