Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
Exodus
LawSpeak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterFor mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Ezra
HistoryAnd it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
Leviticus
LawAnd he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
2 Samuel
HistoryNone calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Kings
HistoryBut the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSay thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
Philemon
Pauline Epistles / PaulYe shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew
GospelsHe loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis
LawAnd by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke
GospelsHow can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThat I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.