KJV dictionary & concordance

ought

Meaning of “ought”

Should or is bound to; expresses duty, fitness, or necessity.

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97 occurrences94 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 20:9

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1 Timothy 5:13

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And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Timothy 5:13 · retained source text

And withall they learne to bee idle, wandering about from house to house; and not onely idle, but tatlers also, and busibodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Complete reference index — all 94 verses

Genesis 20:9 Genesis 34:7 Genesis 39:6 Genesis 47:18 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:11 Exodus 5:19 Exodus 12:46 Exodus 22:14 Exodus 29:34 Leviticus 4:2 Leviticus 4:27 Leviticus 11:25 Leviticus 19:6 Leviticus 25:14 Leviticus 27:31 Numbers 15:24 Numbers 15:30 Numbers 30:6 Deuteronomy 4:2 Deuteronomy 15:2 Deuteronomy 26:14 Joshua 21:45 Ruth 1:17 1 Samuel 12:4 1 Samuel 12:5 1 Samuel 25:7 1 Samuel 30:22 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Samuel 13:12 2 Samuel 14:10 2 Samuel 14:19 1 Chronicles 12:32 1 Chronicles 15:2 2 Chronicles 13:5 Nehemiah 5:9 Psalms 76:11 Matthew 5:23 Matthew 21:3 Matthew 23:23 Mark 7:12 Mark 8:23 Mark 11:25 Mark 13:14 Luke 11:42 Luke 12:12 Luke 13:14 Luke 13:16 Luke 18:1 Luke 24:26 John 4:20 John 4:33 John 13:14 John 19:7 Acts 4:32 Acts 5:29 Acts 17:29 Acts 19:36 Acts 20:35 Acts 21:21 Acts 24:19 Acts 25:10 Acts 25:24 Acts 26:9 Acts 28:19 Romans 8:26 Romans 12:3 Romans 15:1 1 Corinthians 8:2 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:10 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Corinthians 2:7 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Corinthians 12:14 Ephesians 5:28 Ephesians 6:20 Colossians 4:4 Colossians 4:6 1 Thessalonians 4:1 2 Thessalonians 3:7 1 Timothy 5:13 Titus 1:11 Philemon 1:18 Hebrews 2:1 Hebrews 5:3 Hebrews 5:12 James 3:10 James 4:15 2 Peter 3:11 1 John 2:6 1 John 3:16 1 John 4:11 3 John 1:8

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Genesis 20:9 Leviticus 19:6 1 Samuel 30:22 Mark 7:12 John 19:7 Romans 12:3 2 Thessalonians 3:7 3 John 1:8