KJV dictionary & concordance
For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:3
Complete exact-word concordance
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Beware lest any man spoile you through Philosophie and vaine deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
1611 marginal noteOr, elements.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
For this cause when I could no longer forbeare, I sent to know your faith, lest by some meanes the tempter haue tempted you, and our labor be in vaine.
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Not a nouice, lest being lifted vp with pride, hee fall into the condemnation of the deuill.
1611 marginal noteOr, one newly come to the faith.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Moreouer, hee must haue a good report of them which are without, lest he fall into reproch, and the snare of the deuill.
THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
¶ Therefore we ought to giue the more earnest heede to the things which we haue heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
1611 marginal noteGr. run out as leaking vessels.
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an euill heart of vnbeleefe, in departing from the liuing God.
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
But exhort one another dayly, while it is called To day, least any of you be hardned through the deceitfulnesse of sinne.
LET us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
¶ Let vs therefore feare, lest a promise being left vs, of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to come short of it.
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Let vs labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of vnbeleefe.
1611 marginal noteOr, disobedience.
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That not; for fear that.
