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And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
