For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
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And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraArab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
Joshua
HistoryAnd I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
Exodus
Law / MosesThey change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
Job
WisdomThen he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luke
GospelsAnd the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Esther
HistoryWoe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Ruth
HistoryTherefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsGreat in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Ezra
HistoryAnd he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
Exodus
Law / MosesNow at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Mark
GospelsAnd to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
Acts
HistoryWho is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahI, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
Job
WisdomAnd thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.