KJV dictionary & concordance
To keep safe from harm, loss, decay, or destruction; to protect, maintain, or save.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:32
Complete exact-word concordance
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
The LORD will preserue him, and keepe him aliue, and he shall be blessed vpon the earth; and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.
1611 marginal noteOr, doe not thou deliuer.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
He shall abide before God for euer: O prepare mercy and trueth which may preserue him.
HEAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
¶ Heare my voice, O God, in my praier; preserue my life from feare of the enemie.
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee, according to the greatnesse of thy power: preserue thou those that are appointed to die.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thine arme.
1611 marginal noteHebr. reserue the children of death.
preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
Preserue my soule, for I am holy: O thou my God, saue thy seruant, that trusteth in thee.
1611 marginal noteOr, one whom thou fauourest.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
The LORD shall preserue thee from all euill: hee shall preserue thy soule.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
The LORD shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time foorth and euen for euermore.
DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
¶ Deliuer me, O LORD, from the euill man: preserue me from the violent man.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Keepe me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked, preserue me from the violent man: who haue purposed to ouerthrow my goings.
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Discretion shall preserue thee, vnderstanding shall keepe thee:
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