My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
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For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms
PoetryLet it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNeither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,
Exodus
LawBy the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Psalms
PoetrySo Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
Joshua
HistoryFor the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
Mark
Gospels / MarkHe must increase, but I must decrease.
John
GospelsAlso, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.
Matthew
GospelsBrethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.