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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For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms
PoetryAnd again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mark
GospelsAnd the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
1 Samuel
HistoryWherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis
LawThat I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAs for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
Joshua
HistoryAnd fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
Numbers
LawMoab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhich the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
Leviticus
LawWhosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
Law / MosesBring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Leviticus
LawBut the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.