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negligent

Meaning of “negligent”

Careless or failing to do what ought to be done.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Chronicles 29:11

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Every verse containing “negligent”

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2 Chronicles 29:11
My sons, be not now negligent: for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:11 · retained source text

My sonnes, bee not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serue him, and that you should minister vnto him, and burne incense.

1611 marginal noteOr, be not now deceiued.

1611 marginal noteOr, offer sacrifice.

1611 marginal noteNum.8.14 and 18.2,6.

2 Peter 1:12
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Peter 1:12 · retained source text

Wherefore I wil not be negligent to put you alwayes in remembrance of these things, though yee know them, and be stablished in the present trueth.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done; inattentive to business or necessary concerns.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 182