A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsYe that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSeeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.
Psalms
PoetryLo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraGomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHim, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Acts
HistoryHe trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
1 Chronicles
HistoryIt shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
Acts
History / LukeThen said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAs in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
1 Samuel
HistorySo will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
Job
WisdomAnd the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Genesis
LawWhen Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.