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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.

2. (a.) Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.

3. (a.) Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.

4. (a.) Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious injury.

Greek
4586. semnos -- reverend, ie venerable, spec. serious
... serious. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: semnos Phonetic Spelling:
(sem-nos') Short Definition: honorable Definition: venerable, honorable, grave ...
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2139. euperistatos -- easily encircling
... properly, well-planted all-around, describing what is encompassing (encircling),
ie surrounding, "wholly around"; (figuratively) a serious hindrance that ...
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926. barus -- heavy
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition heavy NASB Word Usage burdensome (1), heavy
(1), savage (1), serious (1), weightier provisions (1), weighty (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew
7235a. rabah -- to be or become much, many or great
... 3), often (2), outnumber (1), pay more (1), plenty (1), profited (1), provided in
abundance (1), reared (2), repeatedly (1), risen (1), serious* (1), surpassed ...
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2470a. chalah -- to be weak or sick
... ill (1), made weak (1), make you sick (1), makes the sick (1), pretend to be ill
(1), pretended to be ill (1), putting him to grief (1), serious (1), sick (13 ...
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7451a. ra -- bad, evil
... evildoers* (1), evils (1), great (1), grievous (4), harm* (1), harmful (3), man
(1), miserable (1), misfortune* (1), sad (4), selfish* (1), serious (1), severe ...
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3966. meod -- muchness, force, abundance
... 1), highly (4), immense (1), louder (1), measure (2), might (2), more (2), more*
(1), most (1), much* (1), quickly (1), richly (1), serious* (1), severely (1 ...
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Library

Serious Hours of a Young Lady
Serious Hours of a Young Lady. <. Serious Hours of a Young Lady
Charles Sainte-Foi. Produced by Naomi Parkhurst, Charles ...
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A Serious Mind.
Serious Hours of a Young Lady. <. ... CHAPTER XIII. A SERIOUS MIND.
A vast number of people unfortunately labor under the ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter xiii a serious mind.htm

A Serious Persuasive to Such a Method of Spending Our Days as is ...
... THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF RELIGION IN THE SOUL. CHAPTER XX. A SERIOUS PERSUASIVE
TO SUCH A METHOD OF SPENDING OUR DAYS AS IS REPRESENTED IN THE FORMER CHAPTER. ...
/.../chapter xx a serious persuasive.htm

In a Serious Assembly, Moreover, Such as is Spoken of when it is ...
... Book 4 Chapter 31. In a serious assembly, moreover, such as is spoken of
when it is said? 31. In a serious assembly, moreover, such ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 31 in a serious.htm

Theirs is a Much More Serious Error, Requiring a Very vigorous ...
... A Treatise on the spirit and the letter, Chapter 4."Theirs is a Much More Serious
Error, Requiring a Very Vigorous Refutation, Who Deny God's Grace to Be ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 4 theirs is a much.htm

But Others Treat of Higher and More Serious Themes, and Show us a ...
... But others treat of higher and more serious themes, and show us a man deeply
engaged in the political and religious life of his day. ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/but others treat of higher.htm

Serious Hours of a Young Lady
Serious Hours of a Young Lady. <. ... Title Page. SERIOUS HOURS OF. A YOUNG LADY,.
BY. CHARLES SAINTE FOI. Translated from the French. BY PHILALETES. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/title page.htm

Sins which Appear Very Trifling, are Sometimes in Reality Very ...
... Chapter 79."Sins Which Appear Very Trifling, are Sometimes in Reality
Very Serious. Again, there are some sins which would be ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 79 sins which appear very.htm

Now Whence was It, that a Religion, So Serious in Its Restraints.. ...
... Address 35: Now whence was it, that a religion, so serious in its restraints?
Now whence was it, that a religion, so serious in ...
/.../address 35 0 0 now whence was.htm

After Having Brought against us Charges of So Serious a Kind...
... Chapter LXXVIII. After having brought against us charges of so serious a
kind? After having brought against us charges of so serious ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxxviii after having brought.htm

Thesaurus
Serious (31 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger; as, a serious
injury. Multi-Version Concordance Serious (31 Occurrences). ...
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Serious-minded (4 Occurrences)
Serious-minded. Seriously, Serious-minded. Seriousness .
Multi-Version Concordance Serious-minded (4 Occurrences). Acts ...
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Behaviour (115 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Timothy 2:2 For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a
calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour. (BBE). ...
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Solemn (100 Occurrences)
... 4. (a.) Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness;
serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. ...
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Freely (101 Occurrences)
... 8 He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give
freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he ...
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Period (43 Occurrences)
... gradually achieved. The Canaanites remained in the land, and were for a
time a serious menace to the power of Israel. They retained ...
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Demon (26 Occurrences)
... deity. 2. Objections to the Theory: The objections to this ingenious theory
are too many and too serious to be overcome. (1) The ...
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Demoniac (7 Occurrences)
... deity. 2. Objections to the Theory: The objections to this ingenious theory
are too many and too serious to be overcome. (1) The ...
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Demonology
... deity. 2. Objections to the Theory: The objections to this ingenious theory
are too many and too serious to be overcome. (1) The ...
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Achan (7 Occurrences)
... It denotes trouble of the most serious kind-Jacob's trouble when his sons had brought
him into blood feud with his Canaanite neighbors, or Jephthah's trouble ...
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Resources
How serious of an issue is sermon plagiarism? | GotQuestions.org

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What is Renovaré / the Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible / the Life with God Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Serious: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Serious (31 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:64
So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."
(WEY)

Acts 11:28
And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.
(BBE)

Acts 15:39
So there arose a serious disagreement between them, which resulted in their parting from one another, Barnabas taking Mark and setting sail for Cyprus.
(WEY)

Acts 17:11
Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.
(BBE)

Acts 18:14
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
(See NIV)

Acts 25:7
And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.
(BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 12:8
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 5:13
For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.
(BBE)

1 Thessalonians 5:8
But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.
(BBE)

1 Timothy 2:2
For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour.
(BBE)

1 Timothy 2:9
And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price;
(BBE)

1 Timothy 3:4
Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
(BBE)

1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
(WEY BBE RSV)

1 Timothy 3:11
Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
(BBE RSV)

Titus 2:2
That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.
(BBE RSV)

Titus 2:7
in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,
(Root in WEB WEY BBE NIV)

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is not possible to be well-pleasing to him, for it is necessary for anyone who comes to God to have the belief that God is, and that he is a rewarder of all those who make a serious search for him.
(BBE)

1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
(BBE)

1 Peter 5:1
I who am myself one of the rulers of the church, and a witness of the death of Christ, having my part in the coming glory, send this serious request to the chief men among you:
(BBE)

1 Peter 5:8
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
(BBE)

Genesis 12:17
Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
(See NIV)

Exodus 21:22
"If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely, and yet no harm follows, he shall be surely fined as much as the woman's husband demands and the judges allow.
(See NIV)

Exodus 21:23
But if any harm follows, then you must take life for life,
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 15:21
If it have any blemish, as if it be lame or blind, any ill blemish whatever, you shall not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 8:9
Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 26:21
Then said Saul, "I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly."
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 31:21
And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.
(BBE)

Proverbs 1:4
To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
(BBE)

Jeremiah 6:14
And they have made little of the wounds of my people, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 8:11
And they have made little of the wounds of the daughter of Zion, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 30:12
For thus says Yahweh, Your hurt is incurable, and your wound grievous.
(See NAS)

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