The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Genesis
LawAnd Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis
LawAnd forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
Matthew
GospelsCount not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
Numbers
Law / MosesUnderstand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
Luke
GospelsAnd Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
Esther
HistoryFor if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
Hebrews
General EpistlesYet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterTheir feet are swift to shed blood:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
Exodus
Law / MosesJesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.