KJV dictionary & concordance

lest

Meaning of “lest”

For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

240 occurrences229 verses40 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:3

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Deuteronomy 24:15

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At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:15 · retained source text

At his day thou shalt giue him his hire, neither shall the Sun goe downe vpon it, for he is poore, and setteth his heart vpon it, lest hee crie against thee vnto the LORD, and it bee sinne vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. hee lifteth his soule vnto it.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 19.13. tob. 4.14.

Deuteronomy 25:3

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Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 25:3 · retained source text

Fourtie stripes he may giue him, and not exceed: lest if he should exceede, and beate him aboue these, with many stripes, then thy brother should seeme vile vnto thee.

1611 marginal note2.Cor. 11.24.

Deuteronomy 29:18

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lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the Lord our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 29:18 · retained source text

Lest there should be among you man or woman, or familie, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day frō the LORD our God, to goe and serue the gods of these nations: lest there should bee among you a root that beareth gall and wormewood,

1611 marginal noteOr, a poisonfull herbe Heb. Rosh.

Deuteronomy 32:27

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Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.

2 word occurrences in this verse

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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:27 · retained source text

Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemie, lest their aduersaries should behaue themselues strangely, and lest they should say, Our hande is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.

1611 marginal noteOr, our high hand and not the LORD hath done all this.

Joshua 2:16

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And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

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1611 witness · Joshua 2:16 · retained source text

And she said vnto them, Get you to the mountaine, lest the pursuers meete you; and hide your selues there three dayes, vntill the pursuers bee returned, and afterward may ye goe your way.

Joshua 6:18

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And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

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1611 witness · Joshua 6:18 · retained source text

And you, in any wise keepe your selues from the accursed thing, lest yee make your selues accursed, when yee take of the accursed thing, and make the campe of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

Joshua 9:20

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This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

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1611 witness · Joshua 9:20 · retained source text

This we will doe to them; wee will euen let them liue, lest wrath be vpon vs, because of the oath which wee sware vnto them.

Joshua 24:27

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And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

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1611 witness · Joshua 24:27 · retained source text

And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Behold, this stone shalbe a witnesse vnto vs; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which hee spake vnto vs; it shall be there for a witnesse vnto you, lest ye deny your God.

Judges 7:2

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And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

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1611 witness · Judges 7:2 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Gideon, The people that are with thee, are too many for me to giue the Midianites into their handes, lest Israel vaunt themselues against mee, saying, Mine owne hand hath saued me.

Judges 14:15

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And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 14:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe on the seuenth day, that they said vnto Samsons wife, Entice thy husband, that hee may declare vnto vs the riddle, lest we burne thee and thy fathers house with fire: Haue yee called vs, to take that wee haue? is it not so?

1611 marginal noteHeb. to possesse vs, or to impouerish vs?

Complete reference index — all 229 verses

Genesis 3:3 Genesis 3:22 Genesis 4:15 Genesis 11:4 Genesis 14:23 Genesis 19:15 Genesis 19:17 Genesis 19:19 Genesis 26:7 Genesis 26:9 Genesis 32:11 Genesis 38:9 Genesis 38:11 Genesis 38:23 Genesis 42:4 Genesis 44:34 Genesis 45:11 Exodus 1:10 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 13:17 Exodus 19:21 Exodus 19:22 Exodus 19:24 Exodus 20:19 Exodus 23:29 Exodus 23:33 Exodus 33:3 Exodus 34:12 Exodus 34:15 Leviticus 10:6 Leviticus 10:7 Leviticus 10:9 Leviticus 19:29 Leviticus 22:9 Numbers 4:15 Numbers 4:20 Numbers 16:26 Numbers 16:34 Numbers 18:22 Numbers 18:32 Numbers 20:18 Deuteronomy 1:42 Deuteronomy 4:9 Deuteronomy 4:16 Deuteronomy 4:19 Deuteronomy 4:23 Deuteronomy 6:12 Deuteronomy 6:15 Deuteronomy 7:22 Deuteronomy 7:25 Deuteronomy 7:26 Deuteronomy 8:12 Deuteronomy 9:28 Deuteronomy 11:17 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 20:5 Deuteronomy 20:6 Deuteronomy 20:7 Deuteronomy 20:8 Deuteronomy 22:9 Deuteronomy 24:15 Deuteronomy 25:3 Deuteronomy 29:18 Deuteronomy 32:27 Joshua 2:16 Joshua 6:18 Joshua 9:20 Joshua 24:27 Judges 7:2 Judges 14:15 Judges 18:25 Ruth 4:6 1 Samuel 9:5 1 Samuel 13:19 1 Samuel 15:6 1 Samuel 20:3 1 Samuel 27:11 1 Samuel 29:4 1 Samuel 31:4 2 Samuel 1:20 2 Samuel 12:28 2 Samuel 13:25 2 Samuel 14:11 2 Samuel 15:14 2 Samuel 17:16 2 Samuel 20:6 2 Kings 2:16 1 Chronicles 10:4 Job 32:13 Job 34:30 Job 36:18 Job 42:8 Psalms 2:12 Psalms 7:2 Psalms 13:3 Psalms 13:4 Psalms 28:1 Psalms 32:9 Psalms 38:16 Psalms 50:22 Psalms 59:11 Psalms 91:12 Psalms 106:23 Psalms 125:3 Psalms 140:8 Psalms 143:7 Proverbs 5:6 Proverbs 5:9 Proverbs 5:10 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 20:13 Proverbs 22:25 Proverbs 24:18 Proverbs 25:8 Proverbs 25:10 Proverbs 25:16 Proverbs 25:17 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 26:5 Proverbs 30:6 Proverbs 30:9 Proverbs 30:10 Proverbs 31:5 Ecclesiastes 7:21 Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 27:3 Isaiah 28:22 Isaiah 36:18 Isaiah 48:5 Isaiah 48:7 Jeremiah 1:17 Jeremiah 4:4 Jeremiah 6:8 Jeremiah 10:24 Jeremiah 21:12 Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 38:19 Jeremiah 51:46 Hosea 2:3 Amos 5:6 Zechariah 7:12 Malachi 4:6 Matthew 4:6 Matthew 5:25 Matthew 7:6 Matthew 13:15 Matthew 13:29 Matthew 15:32 Matthew 17:27 Matthew 25:9 Matthew 26:5 Matthew 27:64 Mark 3:9 Mark 4:12 Mark 13:5 Mark 13:36 Mark 14:2 Mark 14:38 Luke 4:11 Luke 8:12 Luke 12:58 Luke 14:8 Luke 14:12 Luke 14:29 Luke 16:28 Luke 18:5 Luke 21:34 Luke 22:46 John 3:20 John 5:14 John 12:35 John 12:42 John 18:28 Acts 5:26 Acts 5:39 Acts 13:40 Acts 23:10 Acts 27:17 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:42 Acts 28:27 Romans 11:21 Romans 11:25 Romans 15:20 1 Corinthians 1:15 1 Corinthians 1:17 1 Corinthians 8:9 1 Corinthians 8:13 1 Corinthians 9:12 1 Corinthians 9:27 1 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 2:11 2 Corinthians 4:4 2 Corinthians 9:3 2 Corinthians 9:4 2 Corinthians 11:3 2 Corinthians 12:6 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:20 2 Corinthians 12:21 2 Corinthians 13:10 Galatians 2:2 Galatians 4:11 Galatians 6:1 Galatians 6:12 Ephesians 2:9 Philippians 2:27 Colossians 2:4 Colossians 2:8 Colossians 3:21 1 Thessalonians 3:5 1 Timothy 3:6 1 Timothy 3:7 Hebrews 2:1 Hebrews 3:12 Hebrews 3:13 Hebrews 4:1 Hebrews 4:11 Hebrews 11:28 Hebrews 12:3 Hebrews 12:13 Hebrews 12:15 Hebrews 12:16 James 5:9 James 5:12 2 Peter 3:17 Revelation 16:15

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Genesis 3:3 Exodus 23:33 Psalm 91:12 Mark 3:9 Acts 27:17 Galatians 2:2 Revelation 16:15 Exodus 23:29 Deuteronomy 4:9 Matthew 4:6 1 Corinthians 9:27 Hebrews 4:1 Leviticus 22:9 Joshua 6:18 Psalms 38:16 Jeremiah 1:17 Luke 14:29 2 Corinthians 9:3

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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That not; for fear that.

volume 2, leaf 54, column 1 (main_dictionary)