KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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First occurrence: Genesis 2:9
Complete exact-word concordance
THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
¶ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Iob, and that man was perfect and vpright, and one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
1611 marginal noteChap. 2.3.
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
And the LORD sayd vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth? a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill?
1611 marginal noteHeb. hast thou set thy heart on?
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
And the LORD said vnto Satan, Hast thou considered my seruant Iob, that there is none like him in the earth; a perfect and an vpright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? and still hee holdeth fast his integritie, although thou moouedst mee against him, to destroy him without cause.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to swallow him vp.
1611 marginal noteChap.1. ver.1.&8.
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
But he said vnto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh; what? shall wee receiue good at the hand of God, and shall wee not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.
¶ Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
¶ Now when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill, that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourne with him, and to comfort him.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Hee shall deliuer thee in sixe troubles, yea in seuen there shall no euill touch thee.
1611 marginal notePsal. 91.3.
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will hee helpe the euill doers:
1611 marginal noteHeb. take the vngodly by the hand.
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the LORD, that is wisedome, and to depart from euill, is vnderstanding.
1611 marginal notePsal. 111.10. prou. 1.7. & 9.10.
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
When I looked for good, then euill came vnto mee: and when I waited for light, there came darkenes.
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