If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
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The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs
WisdomTheir bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Genesis
Law / MosesWho can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Psalms
PoetryAnd as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.
2 Kings
HistoryThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
Luke
GospelsAnd the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2 Kings
HistoryBut he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBut we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesBehold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan.
Joshua
HistoryAnd as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
Luke
Gospels / LukeBehold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Genesis
LawAnd he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
Luke
Gospels / LukePour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Psalms
PoetryThis is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Deuteronomy
LawHe that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.