Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThe LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Judges
History / SamuelBut as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John
GospelsFor after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhat ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
Genesis
LawThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
Ezra
History / EzraThen Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
Matthew
GospelsAnd Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Ezra
HistoryAnd when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFor shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhich things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWho had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Esther
HistoryAnd from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnOh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
Job
WisdomA bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers
LawWe gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahYe are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.