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privily

Meaning of “privily”

Secretly, privately, covertly, without public notice, or in a concealed manner.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
15 occurrences15 verses8 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 9:31

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Proverbs 1:11
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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1611 witness · Proverbs 1:11 · retained source text

If they say, Come with vs, let vs lay wait for blood, let vs lurke priuily for the innocent without cause:

Proverbs 1:18
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 1:18 · retained source text

And they lay wait for their owne blood, they lurke priuily for their owne liues.

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