For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
2 Samuel
HistoryMoab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd 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 / LukeSo shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
1 Kings
HistoryI poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Psalms
PoetryCome down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHis scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Job
WisdomBring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Titus
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
Ezra
HistoryThe length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
Genesis
Law / MosesYea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesBecause of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSon of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielRob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.
Numbers
LawAnd the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.