The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.
Judges
History / SamuelFor as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
John
Gospels / JohnThey gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
Psalms
PoetryThe shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAll things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonFor thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsGod forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
2 Samuel
HistoryYet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
Genesis
Law / MosesTherefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.
John
Gospels / JohnWe roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs
WisdomThe LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
Psalms
PoetryAnd ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
Leviticus
Law / MosesI tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Luke
GospelsAnd a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
1 Kings
HistoryThus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWhen thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
Exodus
LawAnd I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.