KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To transgress, sin, or act wrongly against. Sense 2: To displease or scandalize; to cause oneself or another to stumble or fall into sin.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 34:31
Complete exact-word concordance
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
If I say, I will speake thus: behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
Great peace haue they which loue thy law: & nothing shall offend them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. they shall haue no stumbling blocke
Israel was holiness unto the Lord, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the Lord.
Israel was holinesse vnto the LORD, and the first fruites of his increase: all that deuoure him, shall offend, euill shall come vpon them, sayth the LORD.
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.
All that found them haue deuoured them, and their aduersaries said, We offend not, because they haue sinned against the LORD, the habitation of iustice, euen the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
¶ Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The Lord liveth.
¶ Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Iudah offend, and come not ye vnto Gilgal, neither goe ye vp to Beth-auen, nor sweare, The LORD liueth:
1611 marginal note1.King. 12.29.
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
Then shall his minde change, and he shall passe ouer, and offend, imputing this his power vnto his God.
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
And if thy right eie offend thee, plucke it out, and cast it from thee. For it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
1611 marginal noteOr, doe cause thee to offend.
1611 marginal noteChap. 18.8. marke 9.47.
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. For it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
The Sonne of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdome all things that offend, and them which doe iniquitie:
1611 marginal noteOr, scandales.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To cause to stumble.
To displease; to make angry; to affront. To transgress; to violate. To disturb, annoy, or cause to fall or stumble. To draw to evil, or hinder in obedience; to cause to sin or neglect duty.
To transgress the moral or divine law; to sin; to commit a crime. To cause dislike or anger. To be scandalized; to be stumbled.
