KJV dictionary & concordance
Self-controlled, watchful, and sound in judgment; calm and serious rather than intoxicated, frenzied, or careless.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 2 Corinthians 5:13
Complete exact-word concordance
For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
For whether wee bee besides our selues, it is to God: or whether we bee sober, it is for your cause.
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
But let vs who are of the day, bee sober, putting on the brestplate of faith and loue, and for an helmet, the hope of saluation.
A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
A Bishop then must be blamelesse, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hospitalitie, apt to teach;
1611 marginal noteOr, modest.
Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Euen so must their wiues be graue; not slanderers, sober, faithfull in all things.
But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
But a louer of hospitality, a louer of good men, sober, iust, holy, temperate,
1611 marginal noteOr, good things.
That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
That the aged men be sober, graue, temperate, sound in faith, in charitie, in patience.
1611 marginal noteOr, vigilant
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,
1611 marginal noteOr, wise.
Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Yong men likewise exhort, to bee sober minded.
1611 marginal noteOr, discreet
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Wherefore gird vp the loynes of your minde, bee sober, and hope to the end, for the grace that is to bee brought vnto you at the reuelation of Iesus Christ:
1611 marginal noteGr. perfectly.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Not intoxicated; not mad, wild, visionary, or heated with passion; having the regular exercise of cool, dispassionate reason; calm; serious.
