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
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keepe my commandements, and liue: and my law as the apple of thine eye.
1611 marginal noteDeut.6.8. & 11.18. chap.3.3.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The lawe of the wise is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death.
1611 marginal noteChap. 14.27.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
They that forsake the law, praise the wicked: but such as keepe the Law, contend with them.
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
Whoso keepeth the law, is a wise sonne: but he that is a companion of riotous men, shameth his father.
1611 marginal noteOr, feedeth gluttons.
1611 marginal noteCha.29.3.
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
He that turneth away his eare from hearing the law, euen his prayer shalbe abomination.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the Law, happy is he.
1611 marginal noteOr, is made naked.
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Lest they drinke, and forget the Law, and peruert the iudgement of any of the afflicted.
1611 marginal noteHebr. alter.
1611 marginal noteHebr. of all the sonnes of affliction.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
She openeth her mouth with wisedome; and in her tongue is the law of kindnesse.
¶ Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
¶ Heare the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom, giue eare vnto the Law of our God, yee people of Gomorrah.
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
And many people shall goe & say; Come yee and let vs go vp to the mountaine of the LORD, to the house of the God of Iacob, and he will teach vs of his wayes, and we will walke in his pathes: for out of Zion shall goe forth the lawe, and the word of the LORD from Ierusalem.
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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
