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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And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBefore destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Proverbs
WisdomKnowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
1 Samuel
HistoryTell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Joel
Minor ProphetsNamely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesGrace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
Numbers
LawAnd whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThat it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
Job
WisdomI was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHow art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBeside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
Exodus
LawIf a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
Deuteronomy
LawBecause thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Revelation
ApocalypticHe delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.