Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
1 Chronicles
HistoryTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges
HistoryBut the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
Luke
Gospels / LukeOnly the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.
Numbers
Law / MosesAccording to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
Numbers
Law / MosesBelshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
John
GospelsAnd the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Leviticus
LawIn mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHow hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
Job
WisdomTherefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
2 Chronicles
HistoryIf a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
Mark
GospelsWho is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWhen I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesNevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:
Psalms
PoetryThen he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.