And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
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After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
1 Samuel
HistoryThe legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Acts
HistoryThen king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
Daniel
Major ProphetsRemember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Revelation
ApocalypticO thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
Micah
Minor ProphetsFor he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahI hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaFor when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsA fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomHast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Job
Wisdom / JobArise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
1 Kings
HistoryThere be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luke
GospelsKeep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
Judges
HistoryThat he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luke
GospelsAnd Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's.
Genesis
Law / MosesSaying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.