KJV dictionary & concordance
Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 26:5
Complete exact-word concordance
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
And kept backe part of the price, his wife also being priuy to it, and brought a certaine part, and layd it at the Apostles feete.
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Who haue receiued the Lawe by the disposition of Angels, and haue not kept it.
And there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
And there he found a certaine man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight yeeres, and was sicke of the palsie.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church vnto God for him.
1611 marginal noteOr, instant and earnest prayer was made.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
And when Herode would haue brought him foorth, the same night Peter was sleeping betweene two Souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the Keepers before the doore kept the prison.
¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gaue audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
And how I kept backe nothing that was profitable vnto you, but haue shewed you, and haue taught you publikely, and from house to house,
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
(And when they heard that hee spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
And when y e blood of thy martyr Steuen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting vnto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
1611 marginal noteChap. 7.58.
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
I will heare thee, said hee, when thine accusers are also come. And hee commanded him to be kept in Herods iudgement hall.
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The past tense and past participle of keep.
