But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryWho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Job
WisdomAnd, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Genesis
LawA man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Proverbs
WisdomNow the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
Daniel
Major ProphetsFollow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Matthew
GospelsAnd he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
Judges
History / SamuelOf whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Exodus
Law / MosesThey, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
Numbers
Law / MosesIs it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
Numbers
LawOnly take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
Deuteronomy
LawThen said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
2 Samuel
HistoryHis offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
LawThe words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.