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keeping

Meaning of “keeping”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of keep, meaning to guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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12 occurrences12 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 34:7

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Daniel 9:4
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And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
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And I prayed vnto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said; O LORD, the great and dreadfull God, keeping the couenant, and mercy to them that loue him, and to them that keepe his Commandements:

1611 marginal noteNehe.1.5. deut.7.9.

Complete reference index — all 12 verses
Exodus 34:7Numbers 3:28Numbers 3:38Deuteronomy 8:111 Samuel 25:16Nehemiah 12:25Psalms 19:11Ezekiel 17:14Daniel 9:4Luke 2:81 Corinthians 7:191 Peter 4:19

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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseLuke1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
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