The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
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To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
1 Kings
HistoryWho can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
Numbers
Law / MosesBut if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
Judges
History / SamuelFor these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThis is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
Numbers
LawSo Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAll the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahIf thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John
Gospels / JohnFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownSeeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
2 Samuel
HistoryBehold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Matthew
GospelsSo it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
Numbers
Law / MosesSo then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.