KJV dictionary & concordance
To bind or cover the mouth so as to prevent eating.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 25:4
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
¶ Thou shalt not mussell the oxe when he treadeth out the corne.
1611 marginal noteHebr. thresheth.
1611 marginal note1.Cor. 9.9. 1.tim. 5.18.
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
For it is written in the Law of Moyses, Thou shalt not muzzell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: doth God take care for oxen?
1611 marginal noteDeut. 25.4.
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not mousell the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 25.4.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 10.10.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
First Corinthians 9:9 expressly says muzzle the mouth of the ox, and all three claims place the restraint while the ox treads corn. The mouth-binding action and prevention of eating are intrinsic.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To bind or fasten the mouth so as to prevent biting or eating.
