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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawThen Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luke
GospelsTherefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesO God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.
Psalms
PoetryThou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Psalms
PoetryEven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew
GospelsThen answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobArise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
Ezra
HistoryTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
Genesis
Law / MosesIn his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
2 Kings
HistoryAccording to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.
Numbers
LawAnd with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.
Mark
GospelsThen answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.