But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
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Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Job
WisdomBecause my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelThese are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
Jude
General EpistlesAnd Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryO that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Job
WisdomBy this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIn God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhere are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsDoth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Job
Wisdom / JobSurely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.
2 Kings
HistoryO fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMoreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.
Numbers
LawAnd they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Numbers
LawPut them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.
Genesis
Law / MosesI am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
Leviticus
LawFor I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Psalms
PoetryWhen they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?