A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
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But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
Job
Wisdom / JobIf thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Leviticus
Law / MosesCursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAll that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Matthew
GospelsBut if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Revelation
ApocalypticBut Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Acts
History / LukeBut covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesMy heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersUpright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
Job
WisdomMost men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAlthough the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAt the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHe that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs
WisdomIn all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs
WisdomThus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.