For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 4:15 · retained source text
For that yee ought to say, if the Lord will, we shall liue, and doe this, or that.
KJV dictionary & concordance
live
Meaning of “live”
Sense 1: As a verb, to have or continue in life; to remain alive, be restored to life, or not die. Sense 2: To dwell, abide, or continue in a place, state, relation, or manner of life. Sense 3: To subsist or be sustained by or upon what is named. Sense 4: As an adjective, alive rather than dead; or containing fire and not extinguished.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
247 occurrences231 verses48 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:22
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “live”
Complete reference index — all 231 verses
Genesis 3:22Genesis 12:13Genesis 17:18Genesis 19:20Genesis 20:7Genesis 27:40Genesis 31:32Genesis 42:2Genesis 42:18Genesis 43:8Genesis 45:3Genesis 47:19Exodus 1:16Exodus 19:13Exodus 21:35Exodus 22:18Exodus 33:20Leviticus 16:20Leviticus 16:21Leviticus 18:5Leviticus 25:35Leviticus 25:36Numbers 4:19Numbers 14:21Numbers 14:28Numbers 21:8Numbers 24:23Deuteronomy 4:1Deuteronomy 4:10Deuteronomy 4:33Deuteronomy 4:42Deuteronomy 5:33Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 8:3Deuteronomy 12:1Deuteronomy 16:20Deuteronomy 19:4Deuteronomy 19:5Deuteronomy 30:6Deuteronomy 30:16Deuteronomy 30:19Deuteronomy 31:13Deuteronomy 32:40Deuteronomy 33:6Joshua 6:17Joshua 9:15Joshua 9:20Joshua 9:211 Samuel 20:142 Samuel 1:102 Samuel 12:222 Samuel 19:341 Kings 1:311 Kings 8:401 Kings 20:322 Kings 4:72 Kings 7:42 Kings 10:192 Kings 18:322 Kings 20:12 Chronicles 6:31Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 5:2Nehemiah 9:29Esther 4:11Job 7:16Job 14:14Job 21:7Job 27:6Psalms 22:26Psalms 49:9Psalms 55:23Psalms 63:4Psalms 69:32Psalms 72:15Psalms 104:33Psalms 116:2Psalms 118:17Psalms 119:17Psalms 119:77Psalms 119:116Psalms 119:144Psalms 119:175Psalms 146:2Proverbs 4:4Proverbs 7:2Proverbs 9:6Proverbs 15:27Ecclesiastes 6:3Ecclesiastes 6:6Ecclesiastes 9:3Ecclesiastes 9:9Ecclesiastes 11:8Isaiah 6:6Isaiah 26:14Isaiah 26:19Isaiah 38:1Isaiah 38:16Isaiah 49:18Isaiah 55:3Jeremiah 21:9Jeremiah 22:24Jeremiah 27:12Jeremiah 27:17Jeremiah 35:7Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 38:17Jeremiah 38:20Jeremiah 46:18Lamentations 4:20Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 5:11Ezekiel 13:19Ezekiel 14:16Ezekiel 14:18Ezekiel 14:20Ezekiel 16:6Ezekiel 16:48Ezekiel 17:16Ezekiel 17:19Ezekiel 18:3Ezekiel 18:9Ezekiel 18:13Ezekiel 18:17Ezekiel 18:19Ezekiel 18:21Ezekiel 18:22Ezekiel 18:23Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 18:28Ezekiel 18:32Ezekiel 20:3Ezekiel 20:11Ezekiel 20:13Ezekiel 20:21Ezekiel 20:25Ezekiel 20:31Ezekiel 20:33Ezekiel 33:10Ezekiel 33:11Ezekiel 33:12Ezekiel 33:13Ezekiel 33:15Ezekiel 33:16Ezekiel 33:19Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 34:8Ezekiel 35:6Ezekiel 35:11Ezekiel 37:3Ezekiel 37:5Ezekiel 37:6Ezekiel 37:9Ezekiel 37:14Ezekiel 47:9Daniel 2:4Daniel 3:9Daniel 5:10Daniel 6:6Daniel 6:21Hosea 6:2Amos 5:4Amos 5:6Amos 5:14Jonah 4:3Jonah 4:8Habakkuk 2:4Zephaniah 2:9Zechariah 1:5Zechariah 10:9Zechariah 13:3Matthew 4:4Matthew 9:18Mark 5:23Luke 4:4Luke 7:25Luke 10:28Luke 20:38John 5:25John 6:51John 6:57John 6:58John 11:25John 14:19Acts 7:19Acts 17:28Acts 22:22Acts 25:24Acts 28:4Romans 1:17Romans 6:2Romans 6:8Romans 8:12Romans 8:13Romans 10:5Romans 12:18Romans 14:8Romans 14:111 Corinthians 9:131 Corinthians 9:142 Corinthians 4:112 Corinthians 5:152 Corinthians 6:92 Corinthians 7:32 Corinthians 13:42 Corinthians 13:11Galatians 2:14Galatians 2:19Galatians 2:20Galatians 3:11Galatians 3:12Galatians 5:25Ephesians 6:3Philippians 1:21Philippians 1:221 Thessalonians 3:81 Thessalonians 5:102 Timothy 2:112 Timothy 3:12Titus 2:12Hebrews 10:38Hebrews 12:9Hebrews 13:18James 4:151 Peter 2:241 Peter 4:21 Peter 4:62 Peter 2:62 Peter 2:181 John 4:9Revelation 13:14
Where “live” appears
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Genesis12 occurrences
12 versesExodus5 occurrences
5 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
5 versesNumbers5 occurrences
5 versesDeuteronomy18 occurrences
17 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah3 occurrences
3 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms15 occurrences
15 versesProverbs4 occurrences
4 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah8 occurrences
7 versesJeremiah11 occurrences
9 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel49 occurrences
45 versesDaniel5 occurrences
5 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos3 occurrences
3 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke4 occurrences
4 versesJohn8 occurrences
6 versesActs5 occurrences
5 versesRomans12 occurrences
9 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 versesGalatians8 occurrences
6 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 versesTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
12 versesExodus5 occurrences
5 versesLeviticus5 occurrences
5 versesNumbers5 occurrences
5 versesDeuteronomy18 occurrences
17 versesJoshua4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah3 occurrences
3 versesEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms15 occurrences
15 versesProverbs4 occurrences
4 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah8 occurrences
7 versesJeremiah11 occurrences
9 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel49 occurrences
45 versesDaniel5 occurrences
5 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseAmos3 occurrences
3 versesJonah2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMatthew2 occurrences
2 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke4 occurrences
4 versesJohn8 occurrences
6 versesActs5 occurrences
5 versesRomans12 occurrences
9 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians7 occurrences
6 versesGalatians8 occurrences
6 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 versesTitus1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
Source order
Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Ezekiel 37:5
Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. To continue; to be permanent; not to perish. To pass life or time in a particular manner, with regard to habits or condition. To continue in life. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished and supported in life. To exist; to have being. To recover from sickness; to have life prolonged.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To continue in constantly or habitually. To act habitually in conformity to.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗Having life; not dead. Containing fire; ignited; not extinct; as a live coal.