A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
John
Gospels / JohnEven the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Numbers
Law / MosesYea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsTEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielTo judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
Acts
History / LukeBlessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
Leviticus
LawAnd Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
Deuteronomy
LawBlessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.