Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v. t.) To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to examine carefully; to consider attentively. 2. (v. i.) To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on or over. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PONDER pon'-der: Occurs in the King James Version 5 times in the Book of Proverbs and nowhere else in the Old Testament. In each case it means "to consider carefully," "to weigh mentally." In Proverbs 4:26 and 5:21, the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "make level." In Proverbs 5:6, it drops out entirely in the Revised Version (British and American). In Proverbs 21:2 and 24:12, "weigh" is substituted for "ponder." The one New Testament passage is Luke 2:19; here the Revised Version (British and American) has "pondering" where the King James Version has "and pondered."

Multi-Version Concordance Ponder (10 Occurrences) Luke 12:11 And when they are bringing you before synagogues and magistrates and governors, do not anxiously ponder the manner or matter of your defence, nor what you are to say; (WEY) Psalms 58:2 Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder. (YLT) Psalms 64:9 All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done. (WEB NAS RSV) Psalms 119:95 The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me. I will consider your statutes. (See NIV) Proverbs 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. (KJV DBY WBS YLT) Proverbs 5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. (KJV DBY WBS YLT NAS) Isaiah 14:16 Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, "Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms; (WEB NAS RSV NIV) Isaiah 26:7 The path for the righteous 'is' uprightness, O upright One, The path of the righteous Thou dost ponder. (YLT) Isaiah 33:18 Your heart will give thought to the cause of your fear: where is the scribe, where is he who made a record of the payments, where is he by whom the towers were numbered? (See NIV) Isaiah 43:18 Give no thought to the things which are past; let the early times go out of your minds. (See NAS)