KJV dictionary & concordance
A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 41:31
Complete exact-word concordance
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleepe: and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, LORD, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
The dayes of our yeres are threescore yeeres and ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourescore yeeres, yet is their strength labour and sorrow: for it is soone cut off, and we flie away.
1611 marginal noteHebr. as for the dayes of our yeeres, in them are seuentie yeeres.
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.
1611 marginal noteOr, flesh.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.
1611 marginal noteOr, winter.
1611 marginal noteChap. 20.4.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
I applyed mine heart to know, and to search, and to seeke out wisdome, and the reason of things, aud to know the wickednes of folly, euen of foolishnesse and madnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. I and mine heart compassed.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Come now and let vs reason together, saith the LORD: though your sinnes be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimsin, they shall be as wooll.
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction shall euen now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee vp, shall bee farre away.
¶ Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
¶ Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters, she was fruitfull and full of branches by reason of many waters,
1611 marginal noteOr, in thy quietnesse or in thy likenesse.
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Historical English dictionary sources
to discourse, talk.
