Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesFor thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThere shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / Jeremiah(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulYet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Luke
GospelsMy root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
Job
WisdomAnd not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonHis countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
Judges
HistoryAnd this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Numbers
LawAnd Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAgain he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,