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subvert

Meaning of “subvert”

To overthrow, undermine, or ruin.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Lamentations 3:36

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Every verse containing “subvert”

KJV PCE
Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:36 · retained source text

To subuert a man in his cause, the LORD approoueth not.

1611 marginal noteOr, seeth not.

Titus 1:11
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Titus 1:11 · retained source text

Whose mouthes must be stopped, who subuert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthie lucres sake.

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Historical definitions

To overthrow, overturn, or ruin; to corrupt, confound, or pervert the mind and turn it from truth.

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