Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luke
GospelsA lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
Deuteronomy
LawDeck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
Nehemiah
HistoryAn ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAmon his son, Josiah his son.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Genesis
LawHe leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job
WisdomThen said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWho shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
1 Kings
HistoryMy desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
Job
Wisdom / JobBring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
Numbers
LawBut in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewOur little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: