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His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts
HistoryTo a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawA true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis
LawThere shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Psalms
PoetryHe seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Acts
HistoryAnd he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Exodus
LawAssur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsOur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAll the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielOwe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThey cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Psalms
PoetryHowbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate.