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wrong

Meaning of “wrong”

Sense 1: Contrary to justice, truth, or right. Sense 2: An injustice, injury, harm, or thing contrary to right. Sense 3: To injure or treat unjustly.

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:5

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Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Genesis 16:5 · retained source text

And Sarai said vnto Abram, My wrong be vpon thee: I haue giuen my maid into thy bosome, and when shee saw that she had conceiued, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD iudge betweene me and thee.

Exodus 2:13
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 2:13 · retained source text

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrewes stroue together: And hee said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Deuteronomy 19:16
¶ If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 19:16 · retained source text

¶ If a false witnes rise vp against any man to testifie against him that which is wrong:

1611 marginal noteOr, falling away.

Judges 11:27
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Judges 11:27 · retained source text

Wherefore, I haue not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to warre against mee: the LORD the Iudge, bee Iudge this day betweene the children of Israel, and the children of Ammon.

1 Chronicles 12:17
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:17 · retained source text

And Dauid went out to meete them, and answered and sayd vnto them: If yee bee come peaceably vnto me to helpe me, mine heart shall be knit vnto you: but if yee be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands: the God of our fathers looke thereon, and rebuke it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. before them.

1611 marginal noteHeb. be one

1611 marginal noteOr, violence.

1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 16:21 · retained source text

Hee suffered no man to doe them wrong: yea, hee reprooued kings for their sakes,

1611 marginal noteGen. 12.17. and 20.3.

Esther 1:16
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Esther 1:16 · retained source text

And Memucan answered before the king and the Princes; Uasthi the Queene hath not done wrong to the king onely, but also to all the Princes, and to all the people that are in all the prouinces of the king Ahasuerus.

Job 19:7
Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 19:7 · retained source text

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloude, but there is no iudgement.

1611 marginal noteOr, violence.

Psalms 105:14
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 105:14 · retained source text

He suffred no man to doe them wrong: yea he reproued kings for their sakes:

Jeremiah 22:3
Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 22:3 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD, Execute ye iudgement and righteousnesse, and deliuer the spoiler out of the hand of the oppressour: and doe no wrong, doe no violence to the stranger, the fatherlesse, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

1611 marginal noteChap.21.12.

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