They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Luke
GospelsWho is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThere is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
Mark
GospelsAnd they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
Acts
HistoryBut if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Acts
HistoryReturn unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLet me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
1 Kings
HistoryWherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark
GospelsEven so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Matthew
GospelsPurge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomNow learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: