My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Revelation
ApocalypticTell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonTake thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
Mark
GospelsBut for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
Leviticus
LawThen shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
1 Kings
HistoryThen the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
Deuteronomy
LawThen Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,
Joshua
HistoryAnd these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSurely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
Leviticus
LawAnd of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.