KJV dictionary & concordance
Gain or profit, especially when sought dishonestly.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 8:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke bribes, & peruerted iudgement.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 16.19.
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Not giuen to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous;
1611 marginal noteOr, not ready to quarell and offer wrong, as one in wine.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Likewise must the Deacons bee graue, not double tongued, not giuen to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
For a Bishop must be blameles, as the steward of God: not selfewilled, not soone angry, not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthie lucre,
1611 marginal note1.Tim. 3.6.
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Feede the flocke of God which is among you, taking the ouersight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:
1611 marginal noteOr, as much as in you is.
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