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strive

Meaning of “strive”

To contend, struggle, labour earnestly, or exert oneself toward an object.

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22 occurrences20 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:3

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Hosea 4:4
Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.
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1611 witness · Hosea 4:4 · retained source text

Yet let no man striue, nor reproue another: for this people are as they that striue with the priest.

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