It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
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For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
Job
WisdomAnd Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
Judges
HistoryBut if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsYea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesShall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryCursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Daniel
Major ProphetsPurge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
Mark
Gospels / MarkNow the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis
Law / MosesWhy askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.