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say

Meaning of “say”

Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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1,056 occurrences1,001 verses57 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 12:12

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Proverbs 3:28
say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 3:28 · retained source text

Say not vnto thy neighbour, Goe, and come againe, and to morrow I will giue, when thou hast it by thee.

Proverbs 20:9
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:9 · retained source text

Who can say, I haue made my heart cleane, I am pure from my sinne?

1611 marginal notePsal.51.5. iob 14.4. 1.king.8.46. 2.chro. 6.36. eccles. 7.28. 1.ioh. 1.8.

Proverbs 20:22
say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:22 · retained source text

Say not thou, I will recompence euil: but wait on the LORD, and he shall saue thee.

1611 marginal noteDeut.32.35. cha.17.13. and 24.29. rom.12.17. 1.thess. 5.15. 1.pet. 3.9.

Proverbs 23:35
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:35 · retained source text

They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I knew it not.

Proverbs 24:29
say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 24:29 · retained source text

Say not, I will doe so to him as he hath done to mee: I will render to the man according to his worke.

1611 marginal noteChap.20.22.

Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 30:9 · retained source text

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poore, and steale, and take the name of my God in vaine.

1611 marginal noteHeb. belye thee.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 32.15.

Proverbs 30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 30:15 · retained source text

The horse-leach hath two daughters, crying, Giue, giue. There are three things that are neuer satisfied, yea foure things say not, It is enough:

1611 marginal noteHeb. wealth.

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Genesis25 occurrences
24 verses
Exodus33 occurrences
31 verses
Leviticus15 occurrences
15 verses
Numbers24 occurrences
24 verses
Deuteronomy51 occurrences
50 verses
Joshua8 occurrences
7 verses
Judges12 occurrences
10 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel19 occurrences
19 verses
2 Samuel20 occurrences
20 verses
1 Kings18 occurrences
16 verses
2 Kings16 occurrences
16 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles8 occurrences
8 verses
Ezra2 occurrences
2 verses
Nehemiah2 occurrences
2 verses
Esther1 occurrence
1 verse
Job22 occurrences
22 verses
Psalms40 occurrences
39 verses
Proverbs10 occurrences
10 verses
Ecclesiastes5 occurrences
5 verses
Isaiah54 occurrences
52 verses
Jeremiah89 occurrences
83 verses
Lamentations2 occurrences
2 verses
Ezekiel92 occurrences
90 verses
Daniel2 occurrences
2 verses
Hosea10 occurrences
9 verses
Joel4 occurrences
3 verses
Amos9 occurrences
7 verses
Micah5 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah8 occurrences
7 verses
Malachi11 occurrences
9 verses
Matthew117 occurrences
105 verses
Mark56 occurrences
49 verses
Luke91 occurrences
85 verses
John52 occurrences
51 verses
Acts15 occurrences
15 verses
Romans21 occurrences
21 verses
1 Corinthians21 occurrences
21 verses
2 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon2 occurrences
2 verses
Hebrews7 occurrences
7 verses
James8 occurrences
7 verses
1 John5 occurrences
5 verses
Revelation12 occurrences
11 verses

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