I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 5:3 · retained source text
I haue seene the foolish taking roote: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
KJV dictionary & concordance
root
Meaning of “root”
Sense 1: The part of a plant fixed in the earth. Sense 2: Figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth. Sense 3: To take root or eradicate.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
44 occurrences43 verses19 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 29:18
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “root”
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 14:8 · retained source text
Though the roote thereof waxe old in the earth, and the stocke thereof die in the ground:
But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 19:28 · retained source text
But ye should say, Why persecute we him? seeing the root of the matter is found in me.
1611 marginal noteOr, and what roote of matter is found in me?
My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 29:19 · retained source text
My roote was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night vpon my branch.
1611 marginal noteHeb. opened.
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:12 · retained source text
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would roote out all mine encrease.
Complete reference index — all 43 verses
Deuteronomy 29:18Judges 5:141 Kings 14:152 Kings 19:30Job 5:3Job 14:8Job 19:28Job 29:19Job 31:12Psalms 52:5Psalms 80:9Proverbs 12:3Proverbs 12:12Isaiah 5:24Isaiah 11:10Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 14:30Isaiah 27:6Isaiah 37:31Isaiah 40:24Isaiah 53:2Jeremiah 1:10Jeremiah 12:2Ezekiel 31:7Hosea 9:16Malachi 4:1Matthew 3:10Matthew 13:6Matthew 13:21Matthew 13:29Mark 4:6Mark 4:17Luke 3:9Luke 8:13Luke 17:6Romans 11:16Romans 11:17Romans 11:18Romans 15:121 Timothy 6:10Hebrews 12:15Revelation 5:5Revelation 22:16
Where “root” appears
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Deuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseJob5 occurrences
5 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah8 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesRomans5 occurrences
4 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseJob5 occurrences
5 versesPsalms2 occurrences
2 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah8 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew4 occurrences
4 versesMark2 occurrences
2 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 versesRomans5 occurrences
4 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses
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