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Genesis Chapter 3:17

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Genesis Chapter 3:18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

Genesis Chapter 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Psalm Chapter 127:1

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Psalm Chapter 127:2

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Proverbs Chapter 10:22

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Proverbs Chapter 14:23

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Proverbs Chapter 23:1

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

Proverbs Chapter 23:2

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

Proverbs Chapter 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Proverbs Chapter 23:4

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Proverbs Chapter 23:5

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs Chapter 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Proverbs Chapter 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Proverbs Chapter 23:8

The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

Proverbs Chapter 23:9

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs Chapter 23:10

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

Proverbs Chapter 23:11

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Proverbs Chapter 23:12

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

Proverbs Chapter 23:13

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Proverbs Chapter 23:14

Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Proverbs Chapter 23:15

My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Proverbs Chapter 23:16

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

Proverbs Chapter 23:17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

Proverbs Chapter 23:18

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs Chapter 23:19

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Proverbs Chapter 23:20

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs Chapter 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs Chapter 23:22

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs Chapter 23:23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs Chapter 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs Chapter 23:25

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

Proverbs Chapter 23:26

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Proverbs Chapter 23:27

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Proverbs Chapter 23:28

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Proverbs Chapter 24:1

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Proverbs Chapter 24:2

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

Proverbs Chapter 24:3

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Proverbs Chapter 24:4

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Proverbs Chapter 24:5

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Proverbs Chapter 24:6

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs Chapter 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Proverbs Chapter 24:8

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

Proverbs Chapter 24:9

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Proverbs Chapter 24:10

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Proverbs Chapter 24:11

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

Proverbs Chapter 24:12

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

Proverbs Chapter 24:13

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs Chapter 24:14

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

Proverbs Chapter 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Proverbs Chapter 24:16

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs Chapter 24:17

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Proverbs Chapter 24:18

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Proverbs Chapter 24:19

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

Proverbs Chapter 24:20

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs Chapter 24:21

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

Proverbs Chapter 24:22

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

Proverbs Chapter 24:23

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Proverbs Chapter 24:24

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs Chapter 24:25

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

Proverbs Chapter 24:26

Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

Proverbs Chapter 24:27

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Proverbs Chapter 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Proverbs Chapter 25:1

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Proverbs Chapter 25:2

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Proverbs Chapter 25:3

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

Proverbs Chapter 25:4

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Proverbs Chapter 25:5

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Proverbs Chapter 25:6

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

Proverbs Chapter 25:7

For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

Proverbs Chapter 25:8

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Proverbs Chapter 25:9

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

Proverbs Chapter 25:10

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.

Proverbs Chapter 25:11

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Proverbs Chapter 25:12

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Proverbs Chapter 25:13

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

Proverbs Chapter 25:14

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Proverbs Chapter 25:15

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Proverbs Chapter 25:16

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

Proverbs Chapter 25:17

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

Proverbs Chapter 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Proverbs Chapter 25:19

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Proverbs Chapter 25:20

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

Proverbs Chapter 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Proverbs Chapter 25:22

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

Proverbs Chapter 25:23

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Proverbs Chapter 25:24

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Proverbs Chapter 25:25

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs Chapter 25:26

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Proverbs Chapter 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Proverbs Chapter 25:28

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3:12

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3:13

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:1

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:2

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:3

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:4

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:5

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:6

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:7

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:8

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:9

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:10

For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:11

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:12

And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:13

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:14

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:15

I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 4:16

There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 5:15

As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 5:18

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 5:19

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

John Chapter 1:18

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.