Another major means of updating the language of the King James Bible is the removal of the “est” ending from most of 304 words that, collectively, occur 2,786 times in the King James Bible. Here is the list of those words:
abhorrest |
abodest |
acceptest |
afflictest |
anointest |
answerest |
approvest |
askest |
awakest |
badest |
baptizest |
barest |
basest |
bearest |
beatest |
becamest |
begettest |
beginnest |
beholdest |
believest |
belongest |
best |
betrayest |
blasphemest |
blessest |
boastest |
brakest |
breakest |
bringest |
broughtest |
buildest |
buyest |
callest |
camest |
carest |
carriest |
castest |
causest |
changest |
chargest |
chastenest |
chest |
chiefest |
choicest |
choosest |
closest |
clothest |
comest |
commandest |
committest |
compassest |
compellest |
condemnest |
considerest |
contendest |
couldest |
coverest |
criest |
crownest |
cursest |
cuttest |
dealest |
deckest |
defendest |
delightest |
deliverest |
desirest |
despisest |
destroyest |
detest |
devourest |
diddest |
diest |
dishonest |
dishonourest |
dissolvest |
doest |
drewest |
dwellest |
earnest |
eatest |
eldest |
enquirest |
enrichest |
enviest |
exaltest |
exceedest |
excellest |
executest |
faintest |
fairest |
fallest |
fastest |
fattest |
favourest |
fearest |
feedest |
feignest |
fellest |
fewest |
fillest |
findest |
finest |
fleddest |
forest |
forgavest |
forgettest |
forsookest |
foundest |
gaddest |
gatherest |
gavest |
givest |
gloriest |
goest |
goodliest |
greatest |
guest |
harvest |
hatest |
heardest |
hearest |
hidest |
highest |
hirest |
holdest |
holiest |
honest |
honourest |
hottest |
huntest |
increasest |
inhabitest |
intendest |
judgest |
keepest |
killest |
knewest |
knowest |
lackest |
layest |
leadest |
leddest |
leftest |
lest |
lettest |
liest |
liftest |
lightest |
livest |
lodgest |
lookest |
lovest |
lowest |
madest |
maintainest |
makest |
manifest |
markest |
mayest |
meanest |
meetest |
mightest |
mightiest |
mockest |
modest |
needest |
nest |
numberest |
observest |
openest |
opposest |
oughtest |
owest |
partakest |
passest |
perceivest |
persecutest |
persuadest |
poorest |
possessest |
prayest |
preachest |
preparest |
preservest |
prevailest |
preventest |
priest |
protest |
puttest |
readest |
reapest |
rebellest |
recompensest |
regardest |
reignest |
rejoicest |
remainest |
rememberest |
renderest |
renewest |
rentest |
repentest |
repliest |
reproachest |
request |
requirest |
rest |
restest |
restrainest |
revilest |
risest |
rulest |
runnest |
satest |
satisfiest |
savest |
savourest |
sawest |
sayest |
scarest |
scornest |
sealest |
searchest |
seekest |
seest |
sellest |
sendest |
sentest |
servest |
settest |
settlest |
sewest |
shewest |
shouldest |
sighest |
sinnest |
sittest |
slanderest |
sleepest |
slewest |
smallest |
smitest |
smotest |
sowest |
spakest |
speakest |
spendest |
spoilest |
spreadest |
standest |
stillest |
stonest |
stoodest |
straitest |
stretchest |
strongest |
succeedest |
sufferest |
swarest |
swimmest |
takest |
talkest |
tarriest |
teachest |
tellest |
tempest |
terrifiest |
thinkest |
thoughtest |
threwest |
tillest |
tookest |
transgressest |
travailest |
treasurest |
triest |
trimmest |
troublest |
trustest |
turnest |
understandest |
upholdest |
usest |
valiantest |
valuest |
vilest |
visitest |
vowest |
walkest |
wanderest |
washest |
waterest |
weavest |
weepest |
wentest |
west |
withdrawest |
withheldest |
wouldest |
wrest |
writest |
wroughtest |
youngest |