The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts
History / LukeThen said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
1 Kings
HistoryWhich now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
2 Samuel
HistoryAll this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms
PoetryIt is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Luke
GospelsEvery way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBehold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
Job
WisdomHe answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSend therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.
Acts
History / LukeGive to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus
Law / MosesThou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
1 Chronicles
HistoryO LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.