Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
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Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen believed they his words; they sang his praise.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahBut Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.
Mark
GospelsAnd do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThese are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
Genesis
LawAnd whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Matthew
GospelsAnd he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
Genesis
Law / MosesWisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonYet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us?
Joshua
HistoryAnd ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.