I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Nehemiah
HistoryIf any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Luke
Gospels / LukeO LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanI am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHe that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhich none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThe children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
Ezra
HistoryThe blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job
WisdomLikewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
John
Gospels / JohnThere were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
John
GospelsBut I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
Genesis
LawBut he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.