A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
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A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
Deuteronomy
LawFor if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
James
General Epistles / JamesThen shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Deuteronomy
LawMen groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
Job
WisdomBlessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts
HistoryAnd David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
Exodus
Law / MosesWho is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAlso regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is your's.
Genesis
LawTo the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis
LawNeither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Leviticus
LawThe former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Acts
History / LukeHim would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
Acts
HistoryAnd I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
Nehemiah
HistoryAll their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNow I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
John
GospelsOf the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ezra
HistoryAnd he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.