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
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.
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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.
