And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
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They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
2 Kings
HistoryRemember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.
2 Kings
HistoryHowbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Judges
HistoryJesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
John
GospelsThe princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Numbers
LawTheir pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
Exodus
Law / MosesNevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhen they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
Matthew
GospelsA froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonA proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
Amos
Minor ProphetsThus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsNow therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
2 Kings
HistoryI love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.