Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
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Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.
Deuteronomy
LawHis mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThese are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHave the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Job
WisdomAnd the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnI am that bread of life.
John
Gospels / JohnI am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
Leviticus
LawBut God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
1 Kings
HistoryEven so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
Job
WisdomHowbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
John
Gospels / JohnTheir blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
Leviticus
LawBecause the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
Judges
HistoryAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers
LawAnd after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.