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labour

Meaning of “labour”

1. Work, toil, effort, exertion, service, or the product of work. 2. Weariness or trouble. 3. Travail in childbirth. 4. To work, strive, serve, or exert oneself.

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89 occurrences87 verses30 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 31:42

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Job 9:29
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If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
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If I be wicked, why then labour I in vaine?

Job 39:11
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Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
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Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?

Job 39:16
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She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
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She is hardened against her yong ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vaine without feare.

Complete reference index — all 87 verses
Genesis 31:42Genesis 35:16Genesis 35:17Exodus 5:9Exodus 20:9Deuteronomy 5:13Deuteronomy 26:7Joshua 7:3Joshua 24:13Nehemiah 4:22Nehemiah 5:13Job 9:29Job 39:11Job 39:16Psalms 78:46Psalms 90:10Psalms 104:23Psalms 105:44Psalms 107:12Psalms 109:11Psalms 127:1Psalms 128:2Psalms 144:14Proverbs 10:16Proverbs 13:11Proverbs 14:23Proverbs 21:25Proverbs 23:4Ecclesiastes 1:3Ecclesiastes 1:8Ecclesiastes 2:10Ecclesiastes 2:11Ecclesiastes 2:18Ecclesiastes 2:19Ecclesiastes 2:20Ecclesiastes 2:21Ecclesiastes 2:22Ecclesiastes 2:24Ecclesiastes 3:13Ecclesiastes 4:8Ecclesiastes 4:9Ecclesiastes 5:15Ecclesiastes 5:18Ecclesiastes 5:19Ecclesiastes 6:7Ecclesiastes 8:15Ecclesiastes 8:17Ecclesiastes 9:9Ecclesiastes 10:15Isaiah 22:4Isaiah 45:14Isaiah 55:2Isaiah 65:23Jeremiah 3:24Jeremiah 20:18Jeremiah 51:58Lamentations 5:5Ezekiel 23:29Ezekiel 29:20Micah 4:10Habakkuk 2:13Habakkuk 3:17Haggai 1:11Matthew 11:28John 4:38John 6:27Romans 16:6Romans 16:121 Corinthians 3:81 Corinthians 4:121 Corinthians 15:582 Corinthians 5:9Galatians 4:11Ephesians 4:28Philippians 1:22Philippians 2:25Colossians 1:291 Thessalonians 1:31 Thessalonians 2:91 Thessalonians 3:51 Thessalonians 5:122 Thessalonians 3:81 Timothy 4:101 Timothy 5:17Hebrews 4:11Hebrews 6:10Revelation 2:2

Where “labour” appears

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Genesis3 occurrences
3 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesProverbs5 occurrences
5 versesEcclesiastes23 occurrences
21 versesIsaiah4 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseJohn2 occurrences
2 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians3 occurrences
3 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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