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 |
