And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThey came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Job
WisdomAnd when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
Ezra
HistoryCursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesGive not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Proverbs
WisdomLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnTherefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNeither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Matthew
GospelsCanst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Job
WisdomInto thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
2 Samuel
HistoryIt is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs
WisdomBut there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
Judges
HistoryAnd, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
Genesis
LawThe king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Job
WisdomAnd when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
Acts
History / LukeAnd she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis
LawFor since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.