Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
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Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts
HistoryThen Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges
HistoryAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
Exodus
LawWho giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:
Acts
History / LukeMoreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
Numbers
LawWith hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Psalms
PoetryThat there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIf now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job
WisdomIt is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomWherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.