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fail

Meaning of “fail”

Sense 1: To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply. Sense 2: To be entirely wanting.

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64 occurrences64 verses24 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 47:16

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Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 16:9 · retained source text

And I say vnto you, Make to your selues friends of the Mammon of vnrighteousnesse, that when ye faile, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.

1611 marginal noteOr, riches.

Luke 16:17
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 16:17 · retained source text

And it is easier for heauen and earth to passe, then one title of the law to faile.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 5.18.

Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
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1611 witness · Luke 22:32 · retained source text

But I haue prayed for thee, that thy faith faile not; and when thou art conuerted, strengthen thy brethren.

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