like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 103:13 · retained source text
Like as a father pitieth his children: so the LORD pitieth them that feare him.
KJV dictionary & concordance
like
Meaning of “like”
Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893Webster 1828
669 occurrences581 verses53 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 13:10
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Every verse containing “like”
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 104:2 · retained source text
Who couerest thy selfe with light, as with a garment: who stretchest out the heauens like a curtaine.
He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 105:41 · retained source text
He opened the rocke, and the waters gushed out: they ranne in the dry places like a riuer.
1611 marginal noteExod.17.6. num.20.11. 1.cor. 10.4.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 107:27 · retained source text
They reele to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man; and are at their wits end.
1611 marginal noteHeb. all their wisedome is swallowed vp.
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 107:41 · retained source text
Yet setteth he the poore on high from affliction: and maketh him families like a flocke.
1611 marginal noteOr, after.
1611 marginal note1.Sam.2.8. psal.113.7. &8.ver.
As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 109:18 · retained source text
As he clothed himselfe with cursing like as with his garment: so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.
1611 marginal noteHeb. within him.
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 109:23 · retained source text
I am gone like the shadow, when it declineth: I am tossed vp and downe as the locust.
Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 113:5 · retained source text
Who is like vnto the LORD our God: who dwelleth on high:
1611 marginal noteHeb. exalteth himselfe to dwell.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 114:4 · retained source text
The mountaines skipped like rammes: and the little hilles like lambes.
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 114:6 · retained source text
Yee mountaines, that yee skipped like rammes: and yee little hilles like lambes?
Complete reference index — all 581 verses
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1:14Revelation 1:15Revelation 2:18Revelation 4:3Revelation 4:6Revelation 4:7Revelation 9:7Revelation 9:10Revelation 9:19Revelation 11:1Revelation 13:2Revelation 13:4Revelation 13:11Revelation 14:14Revelation 16:13Revelation 18:18Revelation 18:21Revelation 21:11Revelation 21:18
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Genesis2 occurrences
2 versesExodus29 occurrences
25 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy17 occurrences
16 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges5 occurrences
5 versesRuth4 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel11 occurrences
10 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings20 occurrences
17 verses2 Kings16 occurrences
13 verses1 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 verses2 Chronicles16 occurrences
15 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob33 occurrences
30 versesPsalms104 occurrences
86 versesProverbs15 occurrences
14 versesSong of Solomon23 occurrences
20 versesIsaiah72 occurrences
59 versesJeremiah56 occurrences
47 versesLamentations13 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel44 occurrences
38 versesDaniel21 occurrences
16 versesHosea14 occurrences
12 versesJoel7 occurrences
5 versesAmos5 occurrences
5 versesJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah5 occurrences
4 versesNahum6 occurrences
5 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah8 occurrences
7 versesMalachi2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew17 occurrences
17 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke13 occurrences
13 versesJohn4 occurrences
4 versesActs9 occurrences
9 versesRomans4 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation26 occurrences
20 verses
2 versesExodus29 occurrences
25 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy17 occurrences
16 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges5 occurrences
5 versesRuth4 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel11 occurrences
10 verses2 Samuel7 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings20 occurrences
17 verses2 Kings16 occurrences
13 verses1 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 verses2 Chronicles16 occurrences
15 versesNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob33 occurrences
30 versesPsalms104 occurrences
86 versesProverbs15 occurrences
14 versesSong of Solomon23 occurrences
20 versesIsaiah72 occurrences
59 versesJeremiah56 occurrences
47 versesLamentations13 occurrences
12 versesEzekiel44 occurrences
38 versesDaniel21 occurrences
16 versesHosea14 occurrences
12 versesJoel7 occurrences
5 versesAmos5 occurrences
5 versesJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah5 occurrences
4 versesNahum6 occurrences
5 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah8 occurrences
7 versesMalachi2 occurrences
1 verseMatthew17 occurrences
17 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke13 occurrences
13 versesJohn4 occurrences
4 versesActs9 occurrences
9 versesRomans4 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation26 occurrences
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗likely.
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗To please.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A person or thing resembling another; an equal.