Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
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And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
Acts
HistoryThou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job
Wisdom / JobTheir sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Psalms
PoetryFor I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
Genesis
LawThe first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThey shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus
Law / MosesNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Numbers
LawBut if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
John
Gospels / JohnLet the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
Judges
HistoryShimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
1 Kings
HistoryOf the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
Numbers
LawAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
GospelsAnd Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahIn the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.