But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesThus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThis is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,
Joshua
History / JoshuaIn that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
Judges
HistoryAnd the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
Genesis
Law / MosesMark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Job
WisdomAnd he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Esther
HistoryBut the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Mark
GospelsThen he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John
GospelsThen the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhen a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges
History / SamuelThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosFor he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
Psalms
PoetryAnd shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew
GospelsAnd now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
1 Kings
HistoryYea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.