Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

observe

Meaning of “observe”

Sense 1: To watch, notice, behold, or take heed of. Sense 2: To keep, carefully perform, or comply with.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
55 occurrences52 verses20 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Exodus 12:17

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “observe”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 1–1 of 1 · 1 word occurrence in this result

Jeremiah 8:7
Verse study ↗Bible reader ↗
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:7 · retained source text

Yea the Storke in the heauen knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow obserue the time of their coming; but my people know not the iudgement of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 1.3.

Complete reference index — all 52 verses
Exodus 12:17Exodus 12:24Exodus 31:16Exodus 34:11Exodus 34:22Leviticus 19:26Leviticus 19:37Numbers 28:2Deuteronomy 5:32Deuteronomy 6:3Deuteronomy 6:25Deuteronomy 8:1Deuteronomy 11:32Deuteronomy 12:1Deuteronomy 12:28Deuteronomy 12:32Deuteronomy 15:5Deuteronomy 16:1Deuteronomy 16:12Deuteronomy 16:13Deuteronomy 17:10Deuteronomy 24:8Deuteronomy 28:1Deuteronomy 28:13Deuteronomy 28:15Deuteronomy 28:58Deuteronomy 31:12Deuteronomy 32:46Joshua 1:7Joshua 1:8Judges 13:141 Kings 20:332 Kings 17:372 Kings 21:82 Chronicles 7:17Nehemiah 1:5Nehemiah 10:29Psalms 105:45Psalms 107:43Psalms 119:34Proverbs 23:26Jeremiah 8:7Ezekiel 20:18Ezekiel 37:24Hosea 13:7Jonah 2:8Matthew 23:3Matthew 28:20Acts 16:21Acts 21:25Galatians 4:101 Timothy 5:21

Where “observe” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Exodus6 occurrences
5 versesLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy21 occurrences
20 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
2 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse

Source order

Definition evidence