DESERVING, ppr.
1. Meriting having a just claim to reward justly meriting punishment.
2. Worthy of reward or praise meritorious possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation as a deserving officer.
DESERVING, n. The act of meriting desert merit.
If ye have done to him according to the deserving of his hands. Judges 9 .
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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