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works

Meaning of “works”

Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

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237 occurrences224 verses41 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 5:4

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Proverbs 7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 7:16 · retained source text

I haue deckt my bed with couerings of tapestrie, with carued workes, with fine linnen of Egypt.

Proverbs 16:3
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 16:3 · retained source text

Commit thy workes vnto the LORD, and thy thoughts shalbe established.

1611 marginal noteHeb. rolle.

1611 marginal notePsal. 37.5. and 55.23. mat. 6.25. luke 12.22. 1.pet.5.4.

Proverbs 24:12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 24:12 · retained source text

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not: doth not he that pondereth the heart, consider it? and he that keepeth thy soule, doth not he know it? and shall not hee render to euery man according to his workes?

1611 marginal noteIob.34.11. psal.62.12. ier.32.19. rom.2.6. apoc.22.12.

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