KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 18:27
Complete exact-word concordance
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
For my mouth shall speake truth, and wickednesse is an abomination to my lippes.
1611 marginal noteHeb. the abomination of my lips.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.
Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
Yea my reines shall reioyce, when thy lippes speake right things.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To utter words or articulate sounds; to express thoughts by words. To utter a speech or discourse. To talk; to express opinions. To discourse; to make mention of. To speak with, to converse with.
To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately. To declare; to proclaim. To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation. To address; to accost. To exhibit; to make known. To communicate.
