When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:
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When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesBecause the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsYet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesBut thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBy the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThat I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
Numbers
LawThere is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Proverbs
WisdomSo they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
Luke
GospelsThe wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThat drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Amos
Minor ProphetsHe blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Leviticus
LawAnd Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBut the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.