Topic
Convenient
7 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 30:8ISBE
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
- Jeremiah 40:4ISBE
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all…
- Mark 6:21ISBE
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
- Acts 24:25ISBE
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
- Romans 1:28ISBE
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
- 1 Corinthians 16:12ISBE
As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.
- Ephesians 5:4ISBE
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
kon-ven'-yent: In the Revised Version (British and American) limited to translation of kairos, "suitable time," "season," and its compounds: "that which is seasonable" or "opportune" (Mr 6:21; Ac 24:25). the King James Version is replaced, in Pr 30:8 the Revised Version (British and American), by "needful" (Hebrew choq), "feed me with the food that is needful for me"; Jer 40:4, by "right"; Eph 5:4, by "befitting"; in Ro 1:28, by "fitting," and in 1Co 16:12, by "opportunity."
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.