My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 23:11 · retained source text
My foot hath held his steps, his way haue I kept, and not declined.
KJV dictionary & concordance
kept
Meaning of “kept”
Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
175 occurrences173 verses42 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 26:5
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “kept”
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 28:21 · retained source text
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all liuing, and kept close from the foules of the ayre.
1611 marginal noteOr, heauen.
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 29:21 · retained source text
Unto me men gaue eare, and waited, and kept silence at my counsell.
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:34 · retained source text
Did I feare a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrifie me: that I kept silence, and went not out of the doore?
Complete reference index — all 173 verses
Genesis 26:5Genesis 29:9Genesis 39:9Genesis 42:16Exodus 3:1Exodus 16:23Exodus 16:32Exodus 16:33Exodus 16:34Exodus 21:29Exodus 21:36Numbers 5:13Numbers 9:5Numbers 9:7Numbers 9:19Numbers 9:23Numbers 17:10Numbers 19:9Numbers 24:11Numbers 31:47Deuteronomy 32:10Deuteronomy 33:9Joshua 5:10Joshua 14:10Joshua 22:2Joshua 22:3Ruth 2:231 Samuel 9:241 Samuel 13:131 Samuel 13:141 Samuel 17:341 Samuel 21:41 Samuel 21:51 Samuel 25:211 Samuel 25:331 Samuel 25:341 Samuel 25:391 Samuel 26:151 Samuel 26:162 Samuel 13:342 Samuel 22:222 Samuel 22:242 Samuel 22:441 Kings 2:431 Kings 3:61 Kings 8:241 Kings 11:101 Kings 11:111 Kings 11:341 Kings 13:211 Kings 14:81 Kings 14:272 Kings 9:142 Kings 12:92 Kings 17:192 Kings 18:61 Chronicles 10:131 Chronicles 12:11 Chronicles 12:292 Chronicles 6:152 Chronicles 7:82 Chronicles 7:92 Chronicles 12:102 Chronicles 30:212 Chronicles 30:232 Chronicles 34:92 Chronicles 34:212 Chronicles 35:12 Chronicles 35:172 Chronicles 35:182 Chronicles 35:192 Chronicles 36:21Ezra 3:4Ezra 6:16Ezra 6:19Ezra 6:22Nehemiah 1:7Nehemiah 8:18Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 11:19Nehemiah 12:45Esther 2:14Esther 2:21Esther 9:28Job 23:11Job 28:21Job 29:21Job 31:34Psalms 17:4Psalms 18:21Psalms 18:23Psalms 30:3Psalms 32:3Psalms 42:4Psalms 50:21Psalms 78:10Psalms 78:56Psalms 99:7Psalms 119:22Psalms 119:55Psalms 119:56Psalms 119:67Psalms 119:158Psalms 119:167Psalms 119:168Ecclesiastes 2:10Ecclesiastes 5:13Song of Solomon 1:6Isaiah 30:29Jeremiah 16:11Jeremiah 35:18Ezekiel 5:7Ezekiel 18:9Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 20:21Ezekiel 44:8Ezekiel 44:15Ezekiel 48:11Daniel 5:19Daniel 7:28Hosea 12:12Amos 1:11Amos 2:4Micah 6:16Malachi 2:9Malachi 3:7Malachi 3:14Matthew 8:33Matthew 13:35Matthew 14:6Matthew 19:20Mark 4:22Mark 9:10Luke 2:19Luke 2:51Luke 8:29Luke 9:36Luke 18:21Luke 19:20John 2:10John 12:7John 15:10John 15:20John 17:6John 17:12John 18:16John 18:17Acts 5:2Acts 7:53Acts 9:33Acts 12:5Acts 12:6Acts 15:12Acts 20:20Acts 22:2Acts 22:20Acts 23:35Acts 25:4Acts 25:21Acts 27:43Acts 28:16Romans 16:252 Corinthians 11:92 Corinthians 11:32Galatians 3:232 Timothy 4:7Hebrews 11:28James 5:41 Peter 1:52 Peter 3:7Jude 1:6Revelation 3:8Revelation 3:10
Where “kept” appears
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Genesis4 occurrences
4 versesExodus7 occurrences
7 versesNumbers9 occurrences
9 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel12 occurrences
12 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings9 occurrences
9 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles14 occurrences
13 versesEzra4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesEsther3 occurrences
3 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms17 occurrences
17 versesEcclesiastes2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel7 occurrences
7 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke6 occurrences
6 versesJohn9 occurrences
8 versesActs14 occurrences
14 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses
4 versesExodus7 occurrences
7 versesNumbers9 occurrences
9 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel12 occurrences
12 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings9 occurrences
9 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles14 occurrences
13 versesEzra4 occurrences
4 versesNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesEsther3 occurrences
3 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms17 occurrences
17 versesEcclesiastes2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel7 occurrences
7 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke6 occurrences
6 versesJohn9 occurrences
8 versesActs14 occurrences
14 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The past tense and past participle of keep.