And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
Ruth
History / SamuelSo Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
Joshua
HistoryI know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonProfessing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans
Pauline EpistlesShe said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Genesis
Law / MosesAfterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelYet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersConcerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
1 Samuel
HistoryNow when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
Matthew
GospelsKnow ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Genesis
Law / MosesIn the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThen the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielMischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
John
Gospels / JohnThese are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.