He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
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So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke
GospelsBehold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonA prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs
WisdomFor he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThen my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
Deuteronomy
LawAnd it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
Genesis
Law / MosesThy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhen Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
Nehemiah
HistoryI heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahOne man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
Joshua
History / JoshuaO deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersZedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
2 Kings
HistoryAs the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs
WisdomNow therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
Leviticus
LawIf thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;