By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
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And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Esther
HistoryMoreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,
Solomon's Song
PoetryThat thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra
HistoryTherefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Job
WisdomAnd he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHe delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus
LawThey answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.
John
GospelsWith my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryAnd whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhich covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesAlso for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
1 Samuel
HistoryBut the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Acts
HistoryO Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.