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
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
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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.
