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
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
For euen that which was made glorious, had no glorie in this respect by reason of the glorie that excelleth.
And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
And by reason heereof hee ought as for the people, so also for himselfe, to offer for sinnes.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
But strong meate belongeth to them that are of full age, euen those who by reason of vse haue their senses exercised to discerne both good and euil.
1611 marginal noteOr, perfect.
1611 marginal noteOr of an habite, or perfection.
And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:
And they truely were many Priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts, & be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekenesse and feare:
1611 marginal noteOr, reuerence.
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
And many shall follow their pernicious wayes, by reason of whom the way of trueth shall be euill spoken of:
1611 marginal noteOr lasciuious wayes, as some copies reade.
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
And I beheld, and heard an Angel flying through the midst of heauen, saying with a loude voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth, by reason of the other voyces of the trumpet of the three Angels which are yet to sound.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And hee opened the bottomelesse pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great fornace, and the sunne and the ayre were darkened, by reason of the smoke of the pit.
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by reason of her costlinesse, for in one houre is she made desolate.
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Historical English dictionary sources
to discourse, talk.
