Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
Joshua
HistoryAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahGo thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
Numbers
Law / MosesUpon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThey shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukBe it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Acts
HistoryWhen the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Deuteronomy
LawThen the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
Matthew
GospelsThere is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
Acts
HistoryMaster, which is the great commandment in the law?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Exodus
LawThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.