For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 23:16 · retained source text
For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
KJV dictionary & concordance
soft
Meaning of “soft”
Sense 1: Gentle, tender, fine, or not hard. Sense 2: As an interjection, a call to pause or take heed.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
8 occurrences7 verses5 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Job 23:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “soft”
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 41:3 · retained source text
Will he make many supplications vnto thee? will he speake soft words vnto thee?
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 65:10 · retained source text
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrowes thereof: thou makest it soft with showres, thou blessest the springing thereof.
1611 marginal noteOr, thou causest raine to descend into the furrowes thereof.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thou dissoluest it.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:1 · retained source text
¶ A soft answere turneth away wrath: but grieuous words stirre vp anger.
1611 marginal noteChap. 25.14.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 25:15 · retained source text
By long forbearing is a Prince perswaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
1611 marginal noteChap. 15. 1. gene.32.4. and 16.14. 1.sam. 25.24.
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 11:8 · retained source text
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft cloathing, are in kings houses.
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 7:25 · retained source text
But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in kings courts.
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