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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) In a careless manner.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CARELESS; CARELESSLY

kar'-les, kar'-les-li: These words always mean, "without anxiety," the confidence springing from a sense of security. There is both the verb baTach, "he trusted," and the noun beTach, "Ye careless daughters" (the Revised Version, margin "confident") (Isaiah 32:9-11). People dwelt careless ("in security" the Revised Version (British and American), the American Standard Revised Version, Judges 18:7); "careless Ethiopians" (Ezekiel 30:9). "Thou that dwellest carelessly" ("sittest securely" the Revised Version (British and American), the American Standard Revised Version, Isaiah 47:8). "Thou that dwellest carelessly" ("securely" the Revised Version (British and American), the American Standard Revised Version, "confidently" King James Version, margin, Ezekiel 39:6). "The city that dwelt carelessly" (Zephaniah 2:15). the American Standard Revised Version and the Revised Version (British and American) add bazah, "he despised," using the participle in "He that is careless of his ways shall die," "despiseth" the King James Version, the American Revised Version, margin, the Revised Version, margin (Proverbs 19:16).

G. H. Trever

Greek

3901. pararreo -- to flow by, hence slip away
... drift away. From para and the alternate of rheo; to flow by, ie (figuratively)
carelessly pass (miss) -- let slip. see GREEK para. see GREEK rheo. ...
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3878. parakouo -- to overhear, to hear amiss, to take no heed
... parakouo Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak-oo'-o) Short Definition: I refuse to hear, disobey,
disregard Definition: (a) I hear carelessly or incidentally, or I ...
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Library

On the Feast of a Holy Confessor
... They think they are seeking God, but they are not; and when they thus go on, living
carelessly according to their undisciplined desires, allowing their ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon xxxiii on the feast.htm

John i. 18
... Him.". [1.] God will not have us listen to the words and sentences contained
in the Scriptures carelessly, but with much attention. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily xv john i 18.htm

Appendix.
... Oehler alone has seen that it is not "a collection of words gathered carelessly
and thoughtlessly" (Hildebrand), and maintained that we have in it the ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/appendix.htm

Introduction to Expositio Fidei.
... Opp. Dogm. select. p.2). This use of the word anthropos, if carelessly employed,
might lend itself to a Nestorian sense. But Athanasius ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/introduction to expositio fidei.htm

How it is That, Just as a Great Reward is Due to the Monk who ...
... serve God and cleave to Him according to the rule of this system; so the severest
penalties are in store for those who have carried it out carelessly and coldly ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xxxiii how it is.htm

Whether, in Computing Years, we Ought to Follow the Hebrew or the ...
... in cases where numbers contribute nothing to the easier comprehension or more
satisfactory knowledge of anything, they are both carelessly transcribed, and ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 whether in computing years.htm

How, I Ask, Can You, Seeing that Your Commentaries Contain Such ...
... that he would ever have found, I do not say in any, even the least, work of mine,
but even in any familiar letter which I might have written carelessly to a ...
/.../24 how i ask can.htm

Meanwhile, the Marquis Fontenelle had Been Nearly a Fortnight in ...
... There was an old man raking the path, and of him Fontenelle asked carelessly, ...
It was spoken carelessly and accompanied with a laugh. ...
/.../corelli/the master-christian/xxiii meanwhile the marquis fontenelle.htm

John ix. 17, 18
... The Jews then did not believe.". [1.] We must go over the Scriptures not in a chance
way or carelessly, but with all exactness, that we be not entangled. ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homily lviii john ix 17.htm

'The Girdle of Truth'
... Just as the legionary's armour was held in its place by the girdle, and if that
worked loose or was carelessly fastened, the breastplate would be sure to get ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the girdle of truth.htm

Thesaurus

Carelessly (5 Occurrences)
... CARELESS; CARELESSLY. kar'-les, kar'-les-li: These words always mean, "without
anxiety," the confidence springing from a sense of security. ...
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Careless (10 Occurrences)
... CARELESS; CARELESSLY. kar'-les, kar'-les-li: These words always mean, "without
anxiety," the confidence springing from a sense of security. ...
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Voluptuous (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 47:8 And now hear this, thou voluptuous one, that dwellest carelessly, that
sayest in thy heart, It is I, and there is none but me; I shall not sit as a ...
/v/voluptuous.htm - 7k

Unconcerned (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in
mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has ...
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Joyous (10 Occurrences)
... Zephaniah 2:15 This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart,
"I am, and there is none besides me." How she has become a desolation, a ...
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Lair (8 Occurrences)
... Zephaniah 2:15 This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart,
"I am, and there is none besides me." How she has become a desolation, a ...
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Gleaning (10 Occurrences)
... When the reapers have been hirelings they have carelessly left bunches
of wheat standing behind rocks or near the boundary walls. ...
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Gallop (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vi) To ride a horse at a gallop. 3. (vi) Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly,
as in making a hasty examination. 4. (vt) To cause to gallop. ...
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Waste (668 Occurrences)
... 6. (v.) To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without
valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to ...
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Wag (7 Occurrences)
... Zephaniah 2:15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her
heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a ...
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Bible Concordance

Carelessly (5 Occurrences)

Leviticus 5:4 "'Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty of one of these.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 47:8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
(KJV DBY WBS)

Ezekiel 23:42 And the voice of a multitude living carelessly was with her; and with people of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, and they put bracelets upon their hands, and a beautiful crown upon their heads.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 39:6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Zephaniah 2:15 This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is none besides me." How she has become a desolation, a place for animals to lie down in! Everyone who passes by her will hiss, and shake their fists.
(WEB KJV ASV)

Subtopics

Carelessly

Related Terms

Careless (10 Occurrences)

Voluptuous (1 Occurrence)

Unconcerned (2 Occurrences)

Joyous (10 Occurrences)

Lair (8 Occurrences)

Gleaning (10 Occurrences)

Gallop (1 Occurrence)

Waste (668 Occurrences)

Wag (7 Occurrences)