Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
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And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis
LawIf God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesMoreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Exodus
LawEven the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Nehemiah
HistoryHereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.
Luke
GospelsTherefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
1 Chronicles
HistoryIn his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
Exodus
LawNow these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraIn that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: