And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
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For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
HistoryNow, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
Judges
HistoryAnd the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
Ezra
HistoryThe king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
Joshua
History / JoshuaBehold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke
Gospels / LukeWhen righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Proverbs
WisdomBehold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsTurn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNot as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
1 John
General Epistles / John(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesSing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor our God is a consuming fire.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosBut the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Joshua
HistorySurely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryThen Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
Acts
HistoryMine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.