21 occurrences across the corpus

King James Version

Deuteronomy 22:30

A man shall not take his fathers wife, nor discover his fathers skirt.

1 Samuel 14:8

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

Job 41:13

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

Proverbs 18:2

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Proverbs 25:9

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

Isaiah 3:17

Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

Jeremiah 13:26

Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear.

Lamentations 4:22

The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

Ezekiel 16:37

Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

Hosea 2:10

And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

Micah 1:6

Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.

Nahum 3:5

Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 1:30

Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 6:9

And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife will discover thy reproach.

KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)

1 Esdras 8:79

And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude.

1 Enoch

1 Enoch 21:5

Where I beheld the operation of a great fire blazing and glittering, in the midst of which there was a division. Columns of fire struggled together to the end of the abyss, and deep was their descent. But neither its measurement nor magnitude was I able to discover; neither could I perceive its origin. Then I exclaimed, How terrible is this place, and how difficult to explore!

1 Enoch 69:20

Its name is Beka. He spoke to holy Michael to discover to them the sacred name, that they might understand that secret name, and thus remember the oath; and that those who pointed out every secret thing to the children of men might tremble at that name and oath.

1 Enoch 100:6

Woe to you, ye perverted in heart, who are watchful to obtain an accurate knowledge of evil, and to discover terrors. No one shall assist you.

Jubilees

Jubilees 33:8

asleep, and did not discover until he uncovered my skirt and slept with me.' And Jacob was exceedingly wroth with Reuben because he had lain with Bilhah, because he had uncovered his

OT Pseudepigrapha

The Letter of Aristeas 1:25

In the perfection and wealth of your clemency release those who are held in such miserable bondage, since as I have been at pains to discover, the God who gave them their law is the God who maintains your kingdom.

The Letter of Aristeas 2:21

It will be a kindness on your part and a reward for my zeal if you will select six elders from each of your tribes, men of noble life and skilled in your law and able to interpret it, that in questions of dispute we may be able to discover the verdict in which the majority agree, for the investigation is of the highest possible importance.