KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 11:31
Complete exact-word concordance
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
But who so looketh into the perfect Law of libertie, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
1611 marginal noteOr, doing.
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
If ye fulfil the royall Law, according to the Scripture, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye doe well.
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
But if ye haue respect to persons, ye commit sinne, and are conuinced of the Law, as transgressours.
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law, & yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
For he that said, Doe not commit adultery; sayd also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressour of the Law.
1611 marginal noteOr, that Law which said.
So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall bee iudged by the Law of libertie.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Speake not euill one of another (brethren:) he that speaketh euill of his brother, and iudgeth his brother, speaketh euill of the Law, and iudgeth the Law: but if thou iudge the Law, thou art not a doer of the Law, but a iudge.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
