Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhich some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulThus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Judges
HistoryAnd if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThey arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWoe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEven the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.
Leviticus
LawTherefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Acts
History / LukeSurely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Job
Wisdom / JobHear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Psalms
PoetryHis bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
Job
Wisdom / JobThey have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsBecause they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?