Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
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And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis
Law / MosesTheir seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Job
Wisdom / JobHow is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations!
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Leviticus
LawAnd Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
Job
WisdomBut mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Psalms
PoetryWhen they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Genesis
Law / MosesFor he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra
HistoryAnd say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
Mark
GospelsBut John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.