KJV dictionary & concordance
What is contrary to truth: a lie, deceit, unfaithfulness, or false appearance.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Samuel 18:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
Otherwyse, I should haue wrought falshood against mine owne life: for there is no matter hid from the King, and thou thy selfe wouldest haue set thy selfe against me.
How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
How then comfort ye me in vaine, seeing in your answeres there remaineth falshood?
1611 marginal noteHeb. transgression.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Behold, he trauelleth with iniquitie, and hath conceiued mischiefe, and brought forth falshood.
1611 marginal noteIob.15.35. Esa.59.4. Iam.1.15.
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou hast troden downe all them that erre from thy Statutes: for their deceit is falshood.
Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Whose mouth speaketh vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of falshood.
Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
Rid me, and deliuer me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanitie: and their right hand is a right hand of falshood.
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Because ye haue said, Wee haue made a couenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement, when the ouerflowing scourge shall passe thorow, it shall not come vnto vs: for wee haue made lies our refuge, and vnder falsehood haue we hid our selues:
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,
Against whom doe ye sport your selues? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seede of falsehood?
In transgressing and lying against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and reuolt, conceiuing and vttering from the heart words of falshood.
Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
Euery man is brutish in his knowledge, euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his moulten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
1611 marginal noteOr, is more brutish, then to know.
1611 marginal noteChap.51.17, 18.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Contrariety to fact or truth; a lie or untrue assertion; dishonesty, treachery, deceit, or false appearance.
