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pit

Meaning of “pit”

Sense 1: A hole, cavity, cistern, dungeon, trap, or place of confinement. Sense 2: The grave, deep ruin, or a place of judgment.

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88 occurrences80 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 37:20

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Proverbs 1:12
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:12 · retained source text

Let vs swallow them vp aliue, as the graue, and whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:

Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 22:14 · retained source text

The mouth of strange women is a deepe pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

1611 marginal noteChap. 2.16. and 23.27. and 5.3. and 7.5.

Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:27 · retained source text

For an whore is a deepe ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

1611 marginal noteChap.22.14.

Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 26:27 · retained source text

Whoso diggeth a pit, shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will returne vpon him.

1611 marginal noteEccles.10.5. psal.17.16. & 9.15.

Proverbs 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 28:10 · retained source text

Who so causeth the righteous to goe astray in an euill way, he shall fall himselfe into his owne pit: but the vpright shall haue good things in possession.

1611 marginal noteChap.26.27.

Proverbs 28:17
A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 28:17 · retained source text

A man that doth violence to the blood of any person, shall flie to the pit, let no man stay him.

1611 marginal noteGen. 9.6. exod.21.14

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