The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
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But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
Luke
GospelsThe rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.
Genesis
Law / MosesNeither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsThen Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAs the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Numbers
LawThus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesI have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThen came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
Luke
GospelsAnd David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:
Exodus
Law / MosesThen Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
Numbers
Law / MosesI have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Job
Wisdom / JobHeaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?