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perish

Meaning of “perish”

Sense 1: Of a living person or creature, to die, be killed, be destroyed, or be lost. Sense 2: Of a thing, condition, plan, thought, or work, to be ruined, decay, fail, vanish, or come to nothing.

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120 occurrences118 verses33 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:36

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Psalms 92:9
For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
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1611 witness · Psalms 92:9 · retained source text

For loe, thine enemies, O LORD, for loe, thine enemies shall perish: all the workers of iniquity shalbe scattred.

Psalms 102:26
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 102:26 · retained source text

They shall perish, but thou shalt indure, yea all of them shall waxe old like a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shalbe changed.

1611 marginal noteHeb. stand

Psalms 112:10
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
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1611 witness · Psalms 112:10 · retained source text

The wicked shall see it, and be grieued; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalms 146:4
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
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1611 witness · Psalms 146:4 · retained source text

His breath goeth foorth, he returneth to his earth: in that very day his thoughts perish.

Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 10:28 · retained source text

The hope of the righteous shall bee gladnesse: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

1611 marginal noteIob 8.13. and 11.20. psal.112.10.

Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 11:7 · retained source text

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of vniust men perisheth.

Proverbs 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 11:10 · retained source text

When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 19:9 · retained source text

A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished, and hee that speaketh lyes, shall perish.

1611 marginal noteVer.5.

Proverbs 21:28
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 21:28 · retained source text

A false witnesse shall perish: but the man that heareth, speaketh constantly.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a witnesse of lyes.

1611 marginal noteChap.19.5,9.

Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 28:28 · retained source text

When the wicked rise, men hide themselues: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

1611 marginal noteChap. 29.2. and ver. 12.of this chapter.

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