Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.
Joshua
HistoryShall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Job
Wisdom / JobForasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
Judges
HistoryThus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNone of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Deuteronomy
LawBut other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAt the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiThe world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
John
Gospels / JohnThen answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job
WisdomIn his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
Acts
HistoryAnd when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Acts
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanIt is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalms
PoetryFor the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.