A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
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And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
Acts
HistoryFor every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Matthew
GospelsThe tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHow then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Job
Wisdom / JobThrough desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Numbers
LawBehold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahYe hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThis is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAfterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?