Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
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For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.
2 Samuel
HistoryWhen I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Job
Wisdom / JobAlso Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahYe shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesSo the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Exodus
LawA talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
Proverbs
WisdomFor these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
Acts
History / LukeAnd that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThis is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
Numbers
LawThen they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Psalms
PoetryAnd in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTherefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanYe have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsTherefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
Psalms
PoetryThe meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
1 Kings
History(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBrethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.