The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
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And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
Acts
HistoryAnd when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAgree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewYe shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Exodus
Law / MosesNeither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Acts
History / LukeThe arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Job
WisdomThou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
Judges
HistoryThen I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
Judges
HistoryFor the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumAnd at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
2 Kings
HistoryHe goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.