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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

NAUGHT; NAUGHTY; NAUGHTINESS

not, no'-ti, nes: In the sense of bad, worthless, worthlessness, the words in the King James Version represent the Hebrew ra`, changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to "bad" (2 Kings 2:19 Proverbs 20:14 Jeremiah 24:2), roa`, retained in the Revised Version (British and American) "naughtiness" (1 Samuel 17:28), hawwah, rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) in Proverbs 11:6 "iniquity," and in 17:4 "mischievous." In Proverbs 6:12, "naughty person," literally, "man of Belial," is in the Revised Version (British and American) "worthless person." In the New Testament, "superfluity of naughtiness" in James 1:21 (for kakia) becomes margin the Revised Version (British and American) overflowing of wickedness," margin "malice," and in The Wisdom of Solomon 12:10, the King James Version's "naughty generation" (poneros) is made into "by birth.... evil."

James Orr

Greek

1847. exoudeneo -- to despise, treat with contempt
... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: exoudeneo Phonetic Spelling: (ex-oo-den-o'-o) Short
Definition: I ignore, despise Definition: I set at naught, ignore, despise ...
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1848. exoutheneo -- to despise, treat with contempt
... Speech: Verb Transliteration: exoutheneo Phonetic Spelling: (ex-oo-then-eh'-o) Short
Definition: I ignore, despise Definition: I set at naught, ignore, despise ...
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1432. dorean -- as a gift, to no purpose
... See 1431 (). Word Origin adverb from dorea Definition as a gift, to no purpose NASB
Word Usage freely (1). without a cause, freely, for naught, in vain. ...
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2673. katargeo -- to render inoperative, abolish
... inoperative, abolish. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katargeo Phonetic Spelling:
(kat-arg-eh'-o) Short Definition: I bring to naught, sever, abolish ...
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3089. luo -- to loose, to release, to dissolve
... loo'-o) Short Definition: I loose, untie, release, destroy Definition: (a) I loose,
untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I ...
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4487. rhema -- a word, by impl. a matter
... collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration,
command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever -- + evil ...
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Strong's Hebrew

205. aven -- trouble, sorrow, wickedness
... affliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourner, naught,. From
an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant (hence ...
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1951. hun -- to be easy
... be ready. A primitive root; properly, to be naught, ie (figuratively) to be
(causatively, act) light -- be ready. 1950, 1951. hun. 1952 . Strong's Numbers.
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7451. ra' -- bad, evil
... favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy,
hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome ...
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Library

Naught among Things Contingent Can be Said to be Necessarily done ...
... ARTICLE V Naught among things contingent can be said to be NECESSARILY
done in respect to the Divine decree. Naught among things ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/article v naught among things.htm

The Parable of the Pilgrim
... or resisting, or troubling yourself about them, but pass on quietly, having this
only in your mind, and sometimes on you tongue, I have naught, I am naught, I ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/the parable of the pilgrim.htm

On Grace.
... for as water is made hot through fire and becomes cold again if the fire be withdrawn,
so, as S. Austin says, "All creatures that are made of naught, so are ...
/.../rolle/the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/on grace.htm

ChapterThree May be Paraphrased, I Think, Somewhat in this Way...
... There is naught abiding, like the winds and waters that he has noted in chapter
one; man's life is but a wheel that turns: death follows birth, and all the ...
/.../jennings/old groans and new songs/chapter iii chapter three may.htm

The Punishment of Atsu
... "I have received naught which was not intended for me," the taskmaster replied warmly. ...
"Naught"naught of any lasting hurt," the newcomer replied carelessly. ...
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But Now, Thou Mayst Ask Me and Say, "Thou Speakest So Much of Love ...
... certainty. GOD is light and burning. Light clarifies our reason; burning
kindles our will, that we desire naught but Him. Love is ...
/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/chapter x but now thou.htm

The Climax of Ecclesiastes' Exercises Seems to have Been Reached ...
... shall tell? "Vain toil of fools! It wearieth him,"this man who knoweth naught
"That may befall his going to the city.". This seems ...
/.../jennings/old groans and new songs/chapter x the climax of.htm

To Three Italian Cardinals
... In this state he can recognize no truth nor goodness; he recognizes naught
but falsehood, because he has not light. For truly had ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to three italian cardinals.htm

First Part of the Book.
... says Seneca, "life flies, death follows." And S. Augustine says "Life is nothing
else but a swift running to death." Therefore, there is naught to tell by, how ...
/.../the form of perfect living and other prose treatises/first part of the book.htm

Source
... quoted: I tell you naught for your comfort,. Yea, naught for your desire,.
Save that the sky grows darker yet. And the sea rises higher. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (adv.) Nothing.

2. (n.) The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See Cipher.

3. (adv.) In no degree; not at all.

4. (a.) of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.

5. (a.) Hence, vile; base; naughty.

Thesaurus

Naught (40 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NAUGHT; NAUGHTY; NAUGHTINESS. ... evil." James
Orr. Multi-Version Concordance Naught (40 Occurrences). ...
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Naughtiness (3 Occurrences)
... (n.) The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NAUGHT; NAUGHTY; NAUGHTINESS. ...
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Nought (104 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n. & adv.) See Naught. ... NOUGHT. not (chinnam; katargeo)
"Nought" is to be distinguished from "naught" implying "badness" (see NAUGHT). ...
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Boasteth (5 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he
is gone his way, then he boasteth. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Natures (12 Occurrences)

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Nothing (769 Occurrences)
... a trifle. 4. (n.) A cipher; naught. 5. (adv.) In no degree; not at all;
in no wise. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NOTHING. nuth ...
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Naughty (3 Occurrences)
... improper conduct; as, a naughty child. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
NAUGHT; NAUGHTY; NAUGHTINESS. not, no'-ti, nes: In the sense ...
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Undo (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To reverse, as what has been done; to
annul; to bring to naught. 2. (vt) To loose; to open; to ...
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Worshipeth (5 Occurrences)
... Acts 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught; but
also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her ...
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Idol (56 Occurrences)
... etc.). (2.) `Elil, "a thing of naught" (Psalm 97:7; Isaiah 19:3); a word
of contempt, used of the gods of Noph (Ezek. 30:13). (3 ...
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Bible Concordance

Naught (40 Occurrences)

Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elijah verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written concerning the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at naught.
(WBS)

Luke 23:11 And Herod with his troops set him at naught, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
(WBS)

John 12:48 He who sets me at naught and does not receive my teachings is not left without a judge: the Message which I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
(WEY)

Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was set at naught by you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
(WBS)

Acts 5:36 For before these days rose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to naught.
(WBS)

Acts 5:38 And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to naught:
(WBS)

Acts 19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world worshipeth.
(WBS)

Romans 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.
(WBS)

1 Corinthians 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:
(WBS)

1 Corinthians 2:6 However, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to naught:
(WBS)

2 Corinthians 10:10 because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.
(DBY)

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for naught; but wrought with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
(WBS)

Jude 1:8 Yet in just the same way these dreamers also pollute the body, while they set authority at naught and speak evil of dignities.
(WEY)

Revelation 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every ship-master, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
(WBS)

Genesis 29:15 And Laban said to Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for naught? tell me, what shall thy wages be?
(WBS)

Deuteronomy 13:17 And there shall cleave naught of the cursed thing to thy hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn to thy fathers;
(WBS)

Deuteronomy 28:63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to naught; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
(WBS)

2 Kings 2:19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
(KJV)

Nehemiah 4:15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
(WBS)

Job 1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for naught?
(WBS)

Job 8:22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.
(WBS)

Job 14:18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to naught, and the rock is removed out of its place.
(WBS)

Job 22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for naught, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
(WBS)

Psalms 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of no effect.
(WBS)

Psalms 44:12 Thou sellest thy people for naught, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
(WBS)

Proverbs 1:25 But ye have set at naught all my counsel, and rejected my reproof:
(WBS)

Proverbs 20:14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
(KJV WBS)

Isaiah 8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
(WBS)

Isaiah 29:20 For the terrible one is brought to naught, and the scoffer is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:
(WBS)

Isaiah 29:21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of naught.
(WBS)

Isaiah 40:23 He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of naught.
(WBS)

Isaiah 41:24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
(WBS)

Isaiah 49:4 Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for naught, and in vain; yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.
(WBS)

Isaiah 52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for naught; and ye shall be redeemed without money.
(WBS)

Isaiah 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for naught? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
(WBS)

Jeremiah 14:14 Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoken to them: they prophesy to you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart.
(WBS)

Amos 5:5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to naught.
(WBS)

Amos 6:13 Ye who rejoice in a thing of naught, who say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
(WBS)

Malachi 1:10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on my altar for naught. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
(WBS)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

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Nought (104 Occurrences)

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Naughty (3 Occurrences)

Undo (9 Occurrences)

Worshipeth (5 Occurrences)

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