The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
Ezra
History / EzraThou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Psalms
PoetryOf the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
2 Samuel
HistoryThou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Psalms
PoetryI have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
Job
WisdomIf a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.
Deuteronomy
LawThe twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
John
Gospels / JohnBut forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIf my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAn heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:
Numbers
Law / MosesNow therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Joshua
HistoryAnd there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:
Judges
History / SamuelWho now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: