Topic
Constant; Constantly
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 28:1–21ISBE
And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance…
- Proverbs 21:28ISBE
A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- Acts 12:15ISBE
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
- Titus 3:8ISBE
This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
kon'-stant, kon'-stant-li: In 1Ch 28 (chazaq) meaning "firm," "strong." In Pr 21:28 the adverb ("constantly") of the King James Version is replaced in the American Standard Revised Version by "shall speak so as to endure," the English Revised Version "unchallenged." the Revised Version (British and American) gives "confidently" for the King James Version "constantly" in Ac 12:15; Tit 3:8.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.