A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThis Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Acts
HistoryThou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Mark
GospelsWill he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLet such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
Acts
History / LukeAnd they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Luke
Gospels / LukeHow then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Job
WisdomThey proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Acts
HistoryO LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
1 Samuel
HistoryThe sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesWe will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.