Ought in the Bible: 97 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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ought KJV

“Ought” is in the King James Bible 97 times, in 94 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

δεῖ dei 29 times
ὀφείλω, ὀφειλέω opheilō opheileō 15 times
τίς tis 5 times
מאוּמה me'ûmâh 5 times
עשׂה ‛âśâh 5 times
εἴ τις ei tis 3 times
בּשׂר bâśâr 2 times
דּבר dâbâr 2 times
ἐστί esti 1 time
οὐδείς oudeis 1 time
περιτέμνω peritemnō 1 time
χρή chrē 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 18 times

10 more, less often

אדון אדן 'âdôn 'âdôn 1 time
ידע yâda‛ 1 time
ילך yâlak 1 time
יתר yâthar 1 time
כּן kên 1 time
מורא מרא מורה môrâ' môrâ' môrâh 1 time
ממכּר mimkâr 1 time
נשׂא נסה nâśâ' nâsâh 1 time
שׁאר shâ'ar 1 time
שׂפה שׂפת śâphâh śepheth 1 time

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1 Thessalonians

4:1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

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