But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
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Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
Judges
HistoryThe merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs
WisdomThen said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy
LawCan that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
Job
WisdomAnd his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.
Numbers
Law / MosesO God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
Psalms
PoetryThe integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
Numbers
LawBut the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
Joshua
HistoryThat the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.
John
GospelsThe blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job
WisdomBow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.
Judges
HistoryThe children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
Genesis
LawHim that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Luke
GospelsFor yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke
GospelsI have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.