All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonCarry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryBehold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
Exodus
LawLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryShe crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawThen shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalms
PoetryRemember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSurely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAll these are the beginning of sorrows.
Matthew
GospelsAll the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.