The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
LawNot now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAlso from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
Nehemiah
HistoryFor this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.
Numbers
LawAnd when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
Mark
Gospels / MarkFor she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Proverbs
WisdomAt what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
John
GospelsAnd, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsBut Job answered and said,
Job
WisdomMy son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs
WisdomLay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew
GospelsThen I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;