And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
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O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis
Law / MosesHe that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonA garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
Solomon's Song
PoetryWho is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis
Law / MosesKeep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhich in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
Genesis
LawAnd he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
Numbers
LawNow the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahPut ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelThe children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
Ezra
History / EzraSo the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahTherefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulMoreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face:
Numbers
LawFor we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.