KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 1:16
Complete exact-word concordance
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
A wise seruant shall haue rule ouer a son that causeth shame: and shall haue part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.
1611 marginal noteEccle. 10.6. prou. 30.22.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.
1611 marginal noteChap. 16.32.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourne.
1611 marginal noteOr, increased.
1611 marginal noteChap. 11.10. and 28.28. eccles. 10.5.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a foole? yet shall he haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue laboured, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the Sunne. This is also vanitie.
1611 marginal notePsal.49.11. &c.
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
And I will giue children to bee their Princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.
1611 marginal noteEccles. 10.16.
¶ As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
¶ As for my people, children are their oppressours, and women rule ouer them: O my people, they which lead thee, cause thee to erre, and destroy the way of thy paths.
1611 marginal noteOr, they which call thee blessed.
1611 marginal noteHebr. swallow vp.
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possesse them in the land of the LORD, for seruants and handmaides: and they shall take them captiues, whose captiues they were, and they shall rule ouer their oppressours.
1611 marginal noteHebr. that had taken them captiues.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
And the Egyptians will I giue ouer into the hand of a cruell LORD; and a fierce king shall rule ouer them, saith the LORDe, the LORD of hostes.
1611 marginal noteOr, shut vp.
¶ Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
¶ Wherefore heare the worde of the LORD, yee scornefull men, that rule this people which is in Ierusalem.
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