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instruction

Meaning of “instruction”

Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences33 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 33:16

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Ezekiel 5:15
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 5:15 · retained source text

So it shall bee a reproch and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment vnto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute iudgments in thee in anger and in furie, and in furious rebukes: I the LORD haue spoken it.

1611 marginal noteDeut.28.37.

Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:7 · retained source text

I said, Surely thou wilt feare mee: thou wilt receiue instruction: so their dwelling should not bee cut off, howsoeuer I punished them: but they rose early, & corrupted all their doings.

2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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1611 witness · 2 Timothy 3:16 · retained source text

All Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, & is profitable for doctrine, for reproofe, for correction, for instrution in righteousnesse,

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The act of teaching or informing the understanding; information; precepts conveying knowledge; direction, order, or command.

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