And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
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He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesThen shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exodus
LawA sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Acts
History / LukeThe king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownGo your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
Luke
GospelsFor thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Luke
GospelsPurge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTwo are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonYea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahGather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahSeest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsArtaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
Ezra
HistoryAnd he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
Mark
GospelsHe cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.