Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
Exodus
LawI made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
Ruth
HistoryAnd Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis
LawAs a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs
WisdomThou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy
LawWho shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThis is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings;
Leviticus
LawAnd when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
Nehemiah
HistoryThese are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAt his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
2 Kings
HistoryFor the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Numbers
LawBehold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
Job
Wisdom / JobBut if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewMy soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Judges
HistoryYet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job
Wisdom / JobWe have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.