Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:13 · retained source text
Take fast hold of instruction, let her not goe; keepe her, for she is thy life.
KJV dictionary & concordance
fast
Meaning of “fast”
Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
85 occurrences74 verses30 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 20:18
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “fast”
Complete reference index — all 74 verses
Genesis 20:18Judges 4:21Judges 15:13Judges 16:11Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:21Ruth 2:232 Samuel 12:212 Samuel 12:231 Kings 21:91 Kings 21:122 Kings 6:322 Chronicles 20:3Ezra 5:8Ezra 8:21Esther 4:16Job 2:3Job 8:15Job 27:6Job 38:38Psalms 33:9Psalms 38:2Psalms 41:8Psalms 65:6Psalms 89:28Psalms 111:8Proverbs 4:13Isaiah 58:3Isaiah 58:4Isaiah 58:5Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 8:5Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 36:9Jeremiah 46:14Jeremiah 48:16Jeremiah 50:33Joel 1:14Joel 2:15Jonah 1:5Jonah 3:5Zechariah 7:5Zechariah 8:19Matthew 6:16Matthew 6:18Matthew 9:14Matthew 9:15Matthew 26:48Mark 2:18Mark 2:19Mark 2:20Luke 5:33Luke 5:34Luke 5:35Luke 18:12Acts 16:24Acts 27:9Acts 27:411 Corinthians 16:13Galatians 5:1Philippians 1:27Philippians 4:11 Thessalonians 3:81 Thessalonians 5:212 Thessalonians 2:152 Timothy 1:13Titus 1:9Hebrews 3:6Hebrews 4:14Hebrews 10:23Revelation 2:13Revelation 2:25Revelation 3:3Revelation 3:11
Where “fast” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesJoel2 occurrences
2 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah5 occurrences
2 versesMatthew7 occurrences
5 versesMark6 occurrences
3 versesLuke4 occurrences
4 versesActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesRevelation4 occurrences
4 verses
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 versesRuth3 occurrences
3 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesEsther2 occurrences
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah6 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesJoel2 occurrences
2 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah5 occurrences
2 versesMatthew7 occurrences
5 versesMark6 occurrences
3 versesLuke4 occurrences
4 versesActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesRevelation4 occurrences
4 verses
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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗firmly fixed.