Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
Righteousnes exalteth a nation: but sinne is a reproch to any people.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to nations.
KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.
Definition sources
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First occurrence: Genesis 4:7
Complete exact-word concordance
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Righteousnes exalteth a nation: but sinne is a reproch to any people.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to nations.
Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
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.
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
An high looke, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sinne.
1611 marginal noteHebr. hautines of eyes.
1611 marginal noteOr, the light of the wicked.
1611 marginal noteChap.6.17.
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The thought of foolishnesse is sinne: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sinne, neither say thou before the Angel, that it was an errour: wherefore should God be angrie at thy voyce, and destroy the worke of thine hands?
¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
¶ The shew of their countenance doeth witnesse against them, and they declare their sinne as Sodom, they hide it not: woe vnto their soule, for they haue rewarded euill vnto themselues.
1611 marginal noteGen. 13.13. and 18.21. and 19.5.
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:
Woe vnto them that draw iniquitie with cords of vanitie, and sinne, as it were with a cart rope:
And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
And he laide it vpon my mouth, and sayd, Loe, this hath touched thy lippes, and thine iniquitie is taken away, and thy sinne purged.
1611 marginal noteHeb. caused it to touch.
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
By this therefore shall the iniquitie of Iacob be purged, and th is is all the fruit, to take away his sinne: when he maketh all the stones of the Altar as chalke stones, that are beaten in sunder, the groues and images shall not stand vp.
1611 marginal noteOr, Sunne images.
WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
¶ Woe to the rebellious children, sayth the LORD, that take counsell, but not of mee; and that couer with a couering, but not of my Spirit, that they may adde sinne to sinne:
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
2 · KJV context and cross-references