The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
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But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHarden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownMatthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Luke
GospelsThe king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs
WisdomThou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job
WisdomThat the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWhich goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Proverbs
WisdomIf therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Mark
GospelsBut it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house.
2 Kings
HistoryOr if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThey shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
Leviticus
LawEven so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Luke
GospelsThen he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.