It 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.
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And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
Genesis
Law / MosesO sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
Psalms
PoetryAs for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersPass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen 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 ProphetsAnd beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIt is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBecause they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
Genesis
Law / MosesAter, Hizkijah, Azzur,
Nehemiah
HistoryIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
2 Samuel
HistoryWhen the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Deuteronomy
LawJesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John
Gospels / JohnOur fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
Acts
HistoryAnd moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
Acts
History / LukeAnd they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
HistoryPraise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: