Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahDuke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
Genesis
LawAnd he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Genesis
LawThe children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
Nehemiah
HistoryThen said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges
HistoryBaalah, and Iim, and Azem,
Joshua
History / JoshuaThat saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThat which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
Genesis
LawA good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
2 Chronicles
HistoryMoreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraKnow ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.