Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
2 Samuel
HistoryNay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesUnto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDavid also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Mark
GospelsAnd saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Acts
HistoryFor a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
Proverbs
WisdomAnd ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraEven unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
Matthew
GospelsThe children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.