For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 94:14 · retained source text
For the LORD will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his inheritance.
KJV dictionary & concordance
forsake
Meaning of “forsake”
To leave, abandon, desert, reject, renounce, cease following, or withdraw from a person, place, way, command, duty, affection, or former course.
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58 occurrences57 verses21 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 4:31
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “forsake”
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:8 · retained source text
I will keepe thy statutes: O forsake me not vtterly.
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 119:53 · retained source text
Horrour hath taken holde vpon me, because of the wicked that forsake thy Law.
The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 138:8 · retained source text
The LORD wil perfit that which concerneth me: thy mercie, O LORD, endureth for euer: forsake not the works of thine owne hands.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:8 · retained source text
My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:3 · retained source text
Let not mercy and trueth forsake thee: bind them about thy necke, write them vpon the table of thine heart.
1611 marginal noteExod. 13.9 deut. 6.8.
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:2 · retained source text
For I giue you good doctrine: forsake you not my law.
forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:6 · retained source text
Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee: loue her, and she shall keepe thee.
¶ My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:20 · retained source text
¶ My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.8.
forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 9:6 · retained source text
Forsake the foolish, and liue; and goe in the way of vnderstanding.
Complete reference index — all 57 verses
Deuteronomy 4:31Deuteronomy 12:19Deuteronomy 14:27Deuteronomy 31:6Deuteronomy 31:8Deuteronomy 31:16Deuteronomy 31:17Joshua 1:5Joshua 24:16Joshua 24:20Judges 9:111 Samuel 12:221 Kings 6:131 Kings 8:572 Kings 21:141 Chronicles 28:91 Chronicles 28:202 Chronicles 7:192 Chronicles 15:2Ezra 8:22Nehemiah 9:31Nehemiah 10:39Job 20:13Psalms 27:9Psalms 27:10Psalms 37:8Psalms 38:21Psalms 71:9Psalms 71:18Psalms 89:30Psalms 94:14Psalms 119:8Psalms 119:53Psalms 138:8Proverbs 1:8Proverbs 3:3Proverbs 4:2Proverbs 4:6Proverbs 6:20Proverbs 9:6Proverbs 27:10Proverbs 28:4Isaiah 1:28Isaiah 41:17Isaiah 42:16Isaiah 55:7Isaiah 65:11Jeremiah 17:13Jeremiah 23:33Jeremiah 23:39Jeremiah 51:9Lamentations 5:20Ezekiel 20:8Daniel 11:30Jonah 2:8Acts 21:21Hebrews 13:5
Where “forsake” appears
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Deuteronomy7 occurrences
7 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms11 occurrences
11 versesProverbs8 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verse
7 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms11 occurrences
11 versesProverbs8 occurrences
8 versesIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
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