Verses with the word is in the Apocrypha (968 verses; showing verse 501 - 968):
Sirach 14:12
Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee.
Sirach 14:16
Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave.
Sirach 14:17
All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death.
Sirach 14:18
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born.
Sirach 14:20
Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.
Sirach 15:8
For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
Sirach 15:9
Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord.
Sirach 15:11
Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
Sirach 15:17
Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him.
Sirach 15:18
For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
Sirach 16:3
Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly.
Sirach 16:6
In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire.
Sirach 16:11
And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure.
Sirach 16:12
As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works
Sirach 16:16
His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant.
Sirach 16:17
Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
Sirach 16:18
Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit.
Sirach 16:20
No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways?
Sirach 16:21
It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid.
Sirach 16:22
Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end.
Sirach 17:16
Every man from his youth is given to evil; neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony.
Sirach 17:17
For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord's portion:
Sirach 17:22
The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.
Sirach 17:28
Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord.
Sirach 17:29
How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness!
Sirach 17:30
For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal.
Sirach 17:31
What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil.
Sirach 18:2
The Lord only is righteous, and there is none other but he,
Sirach 18:3
Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane.
Sirach 18:8
What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil?
Sirach 18:11
Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them.
Sirach 18:13
The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock.
Sirach 18:16
Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift.
Sirach 18:17
Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man.
Sirach 18:26
From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord.
Sirach 19:1
A labouring man that A is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.
Sirach 19:4
He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.
Sirach 19:7
Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse.
Sirach 19:12
As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly.
Sirach 19:15
Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale.
Sirach 19:16
There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue?
Sirach 19:18
The fear of the Lord is the first step to be accepted [of him,] and wisdom obtaineth his love.
Sirach 19:19
The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord is the doctrine of life: and they that do things that please him shall receive the fruit of the tree of immortality.
Sirach 19:20
The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency.
Sirach 19:22
The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence.
Sirach 19:23
There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom.
Sirach 19:24
He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High.
Sirach 19:25
There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment.
Sirach 19:26
There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit,
Sirach 19:27
Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware.
Sirach 19:30
A man's attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is.
Sirach 20:1
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.
Sirach 20:2
It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt.
Sirach 20:3
How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin.
Sirach 20:4
As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence.
Sirach 20:5
There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful.
Sirach 20:9
There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.
Sirach 20:10
There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double.
Sirach 20:11
There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate.
Sirach 20:12
There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold.
Sirach 20:15
He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man.
Sirach 20:17
How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.
Sirach 20:18
To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
Sirach 20:21
There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled.
Sirach 20:22
There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself.
Sirach 20:23
There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing.
Sirach 20:24
A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught.
Sirach 20:25
A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage.
Sirach 20:26
The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him.
Sirach 20:30
Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both?
Sirach 20:31
Better is he that hideth his folly than a man that hideth his wisdom.
Sirach 20:32
Necessary patience in seeking the Lord is better than he that leadeth his life without a guide.
Sirach 21:3
All iniquity is as a two edged sword, the wounds whereof cannot be healed.
Sirach 21:6
He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart.
Sirach 21:7
An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth.
Sirach 21:8
He that buildeth his house with other men's money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
Sirach 21:9
The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together: and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them.
Sirach 21:10
The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell.
Sirach 21:11
He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof: and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
Sirach 21:12
He that is not wise will not be taught: but there is a wisdom which multiplieth bitterness.
Sirach 21:13
The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood: and his counsel is like a pure fountain of life.
Sirach 21:16
The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but grace shall be found in the lips of the wise.
Sirach 21:18
As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.
Sirach 21:19
Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand.
Sirach 21:21
Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm.
Sirach 21:22
A foolish man's foot is soon in his [neighbour's] house: but a man of experience is ashamed of him.
Sirach 21:23
A fool will peep in at the door into the house: but he that is well nurtured will stand without.
Sirach 21:24
It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace.
Sirach 21:26
The heart of fools is in their mouth: but the mouth of the wise is in their heart.
Sirach 21:28
A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth.
Sirach 22:1
A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace.
Sirach 22:2
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand.
Sirach 22:3
An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a [foolish] daughter is born to his loss.
Sirach 22:4
A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness.
Sirach 22:5
She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her.
Sirach 22:6
A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time.
Sirach 22:7
Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.
Sirach 22:8
He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?
Sirach 22:11
Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death.
Sirach 22:12
Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
Sirach 22:14
What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool?
Sirach 22:15
Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding.
Sirach 22:16
As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
Sirach 22:17
A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery.
Sirach 22:23
Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.
Sirach 23:3
Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
Sirach 23:5
Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.
Sirach 23:10
For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless.
Sirach 23:12
There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins.
Sirach 23:13
Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin.
Sirach 23:15
The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.
Sirach 23:16
Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire.
Sirach 23:17
All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die.
Sirach 23:27
And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord.
Sirach 23:28
It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life.
Sirach 24:4
I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
Sirach 24:20
For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
Sirach 24:24
Faint not to be strong in the Lord; that he may confirm you, cleave unto him: for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and beside him there is no other Saviour.
Sirach 25:2
Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth.
Sirach 25:4
O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel!
Sirach 25:5
O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour.
Sirach 25:6
Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.
Sirach 25:8
Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself:
Sirach 25:9
Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear:
Sirach 25:10
O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
Sirach 25:12
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him.
Sirach 25:15
There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
Sirach 25:19
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her.
Sirach 25:20
As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man.
Sirach 25:22
A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach.
Sirach 26:1
Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double.
Sirach 26:3
A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.
Sirach 26:6
But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all.
Sirach 26:7
An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion.
Sirach 26:14
A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.
Sirach 26:15
A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued.
Sirach 26:16
As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.
Sirach 26:17
As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
Sirach 26:22
An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband.
Sirach 26:23
A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly woman is given to him that feareth the Lord.
Sirach 26:25
A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord.
Sirach 27:5
The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.
Sirach 27:6
The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man.
Sirach 27:7
Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men.
Sirach 27:11
The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon.
Sirach 27:13
The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin.
Sirach 27:15
The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear.
Sirach 27:20
Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare.
Sirach 27:21
As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
Sirach 28:4
He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins?
Sirach 28:5
If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
Sirach 28:10
As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
Sirach 28:19
Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands.
Sirach 28:20
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
Sirach 28:21
The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it.
Sirach 29:1
He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments.
Sirach 29:3
Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.
Sirach 29:14
An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him.
Sirach 29:17
And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him [in danger] that delivered him.
Sirach 29:21
The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.
Sirach 29:22
Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house.
Sirach 29:24
For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth.
Sirach 30:4
Though his father die, yet he is as though he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself.
Sirach 30:12
Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart.
Sirach 30:14
Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is afflicted in his body.
Sirach 30:16
There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.
Sirach 30:17
Death is better than a bitter life or continual sickness.
Sirach 30:19
What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.
Sirach 30:22
The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Sirach 30:23
Love thine own soul, and comfort thy heart, remove sorrow far from thee: for sorrow hath killed many, and there is no profit therein.
Sirach 31:3
The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.
Sirach 31:4
The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy.
Sirach 31:7
It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith.
Sirach 31:8
Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold.
Sirach 31:9
Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people.
Sirach 31:12
If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it.
Sirach 31:13
Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.
Sirach 31:19
A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
Sirach 31:23
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.
Sirach 31:24
But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of.
Sirach 31:27
Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.
Sirach 32:4
Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time.
Sirach 32:5
A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold.
Sirach 32:6
As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine.
Sirach 32:18
A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel.
Sirach 32:23
In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the commandments.
Sirach 33:2
A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm.
Sirach 33:3
A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle.
Sirach 33:5
The heart of the foolish is like a cartwheel; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree.
Sirach 33:6
A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
Sirach 33:7
Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
Sirach 33:13
As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best.
Sirach 33:14
Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly.
Sirach 33:21
For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
Sirach 33:28
Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters.
Sirach 34:2
Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
Sirach 34:3
The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face.
Sirach 34:4
Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?
Sirach 34:8
The law shall be found perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth.
Sirach 34:10
He that hath no experience knoweth little: but he that hath travelled is full of prudence.
Sirach 34:13
The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; for their hope is in him that saveth them.
Sirach 34:14
Whoso feareth the Lord shall not fear nor be afraid; for he is his hope.
Sirach 34:15
Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength?
Sirach 34:16
For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preservation from stumbling, and an help from falling.
Sirach 34:18
He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted.
Sirach 34:19
The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices.
Sirach 34:21
The bread of the needy is their life: he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood.
Sirach 34:22
He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder.
Sirach 34:26
So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins, and goeth again, and doeth the same: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his humbling profit him?
Sirach 35:3
To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; and to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation.
Sirach 35:6
The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
Sirach 35:7
The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable. and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten.
Sirach 35:12
Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons.
Sirach 35:15
Do not the tears run down the widow's cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
Sirach 35:20
Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.
Sirach 36:5
And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.
Sirach 36:10
Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we.
Sirach 36:12
O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
Sirach 36:18
The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another.
Sirach 36:21
A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another.
Sirach 36:23
If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men.
Sirach 36:25
Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning.
Sirach 37:1
Every friend saith, I am his friend also: but there is a friend, which is only a friend in name.
Sirach 37:2
Is it not a grief unto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy?
Sirach 37:4
There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him.
Sirach 37:5
There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy.
Sirach 37:7
Every counsellor extolleth counsel; but there is some that counselleth for himself.
Sirach 37:9
And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.
Sirach 37:11
Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel.
Sirach 37:12
But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry.
Sirach 37:13
And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it.
Sirach 37:14
For a man's mind is sometime wont to tell him more than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower.
Sirach 37:17
The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
Sirach 37:19
There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself.
Sirach 37:20
There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food.
Sirach 37:21
For grace is not given, him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom.
Sirach 37:22
Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth.
Sirach 37:27
My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it.
Sirach 38:4
The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Sirach 38:8
Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth,
Sirach 38:13
There is a time when in their hands there is good success.
Sirach 38:17
Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness.
Sirach 38:19
In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart.
Sirach 38:21
Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.
Sirach 38:23
When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him.
Sirach 38:25
How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Sirach 38:26
He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine fodder.
Sirach 38:28
The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly:
Sirach 38:29
So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number;
Sirach 38:30
He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace:
Sirach 38:31
All these trust to their hands: and every one is wise in his work.
Sirach 38:34
But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all] their desire is in the work of their craft.
Sirach 39:1
But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies.
Sirach 39:17
And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters.
Sirach 39:18
At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him; and none can hinder, when he will save.
Sirach 39:20
He seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there is nothing wonderful before him.
Sirach 39:21
A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.
Sirach 39:31
They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word.
Sirach 39:34
So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved.
Sirach 40:1
Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.
Sirach 40:3
From him that sitteth on a throne of glory, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes;
Sirach 40:4
From him that weareth purple and a crown, unto him that is clothed with a linen frock.
Sirach 40:6
A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle.
Sirach 40:7
When all is safe, he awaketh, and marvelleth that the fear was nothing.
Sirach 40:8
[Such things happen] unto all flesh, both man and beast, and that is sevenfold more upon sinners.
Sirach 40:11
All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea.
Sirach 40:17
Bountifulness is as a most fruitful garden, and mercifulness endureth for ever.
Sirach 40:18
To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life: but he that findeth a treasure is above them both.
Sirach 40:19
Children and the building of a city continue a man's name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both.
Sirach 40:20
Wine and musick rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.
Sirach 40:21
The pipe and the psaltery make sweet melody: but a pleasant tongue is above them both.
Sirach 40:22
Thine eye desireth favour and beauty: but more than both corn while it is green.
Sirach 40:23
A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband.
Sirach 40:25
Gold and silver make the foot stand sure: but counsel is esteemed above them both.
Sirach 40:26
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but the fear of the Lord is above them both: there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help.
Sirach 40:27
The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory.
Sirach 40:28
My son, lead not a beggar's life; for better it is to die than to beg.
Sirach 40:29
The life of him that dependeth on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof.
Sirach 40:30
Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire.
Sirach 41:1
O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things: yea, unto him that is yet able to receive meat!
Sirach 41:2
O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy, and unto him whose strength faileth, that is now in the last age, and is vexed with all things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience!
Sirach 41:3
Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh.
Sirach 41:4
And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years.
Sirach 41:11
The mourning of men is about their bodies: but an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out.
Sirach 41:14
My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both?
Sirach 41:15
A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom.
Sirach 41:16
Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.
Sirach 42:6
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.
Sirach 42:9
The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated:
Sirach 42:10
In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father's house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren.
Sirach 42:14
Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach.
Sirach 42:16
The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord.
Sirach 42:17
The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous works, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, that whatsoever is might be established for his glory.
Sirach 42:20
No thought escapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him.
Sirach 42:21
He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.
Sirach 43:4
A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes.
Sirach 43:5
Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily.
Sirach 43:7
From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
Sirach 43:8
The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven;
Sirach 43:11
Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.
Sirach 43:17
The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers:
Sirach 43:18
The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it.
Sirach 43:20
When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate.
Sirach 43:22
A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew coming after heat refresheth.
Sirach 43:27
We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all.
Sirach 43:28
How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all his works.
Sirach 43:29
The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power.
Sirach 43:31
Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?
Sirach 45:1
And he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed.
Sirach 45:22
Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance, neither had he any portion among the people: for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance.
Sirach 45:23
The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel.
Sirach 46:10
That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
Sirach 47:2
As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.
Sirach 47:18
By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead.
Sirach 48:20
But they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.
Sirach 49:1
The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.
Sirach 49:13
And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.
Sirach 50:19
And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service.
Sirach 50:25
There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation:
Sirach 50:28
Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise.
Sirach 51:18
For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded.
Sirach 51:26
Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find.
Baruch 1:13
Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God; and unto this day the fury of the Lord and his wrath is not turned from us.
Baruch 1:15
And ye shall say, To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness, but unto us the confusion of faces, as it is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Baruch 1:20
Wherefore the evils cleaved unto us, and the curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his servant at the time that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as it is to see this day.
Baruch 2:9
Wherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us.
Baruch 2:15
That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by thy name.
Baruch 2:18
But the soul that is greatly vexed, which goeth stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give thee praise and righteousness, O Lord.
Baruch 2:26
And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Juda.
Baruch 2:30
For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a stiffnecked people: but in the land of their captivities they shall remember themselves.
Baruch 3:14
Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
Baruch 3:24
O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession!
Baruch 3:35
This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him
Baruch 4:1
This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.
Baruch 4:22
For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour.
Baruch 4:25
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
Baruch 4:32
Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons.
Additions to Esther 10:6
A little fountain became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water: this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen:
Additions to Esther 10:9
And my nation is this Israel, which cried to God, and were saved: for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all those evils, and God hath wrought signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles.
Additions to Esther 13:2
After that I became lord over many nations and had dominion over the whole world, not lifted up with presumption of my authority, but carrying myself always with equity and mildness, I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a quiet life, and making my kingdom peaceable, and open for passage to the utmost coasts, to renew peace, which is desired of all men.
Additions to Esther 13:5
Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their laws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly established:
Additions to Esther 13:6
Therefore have we commanded, that all they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman, who is ordained over the affairs, and is next unto us, shall all, with their wives and children, be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies, without all mercy and pity, the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year:
Additions to Esther 13:9
Saying, O Lord, Lord, the King Almighty: for the whole world is in thy power, and if thou hast appointed to save Israel, there is no man that can gainsay thee:
Additions to Esther 13:11
Thou art Lord of all things, and and there is no man that can resist thee, which art the Lord.
Additions to Esther 14:4
For my danger is in mine hand.
Additions to Esther 14:16
Thou knowest my necessity: for I abhor the sign of my high estate, which is upon mine head in the days wherein I shew myself, and that I abhor it as a menstruous rag, and that I wear it not when I am private by myself.
Additions to Esther 15:2
And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the beholder and saviour of all things, she took two maids with her:
Additions to Esther 15:9
Esther, what is the matter? I am thy brother, be of good cheer:
Additions to Esther 15:14
For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full of grace.
Additions to Esther 16:18
For he that was the worker of these things, is hanged at the gates of Susa with all his family: God, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering vengeance to him according to his deserts.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:6
For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:7
As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:12
They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:16
For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:23
Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:24
The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:31
They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:43
Whatsoever is done among them is false: how may it then be thought or said that they are gods?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:50
And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:58
Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in an house, to keep such things therein, than such false gods. or a pillar of wood in a a palace, than such false gods.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:60
In like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:62
And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these are like unto them neither in shew nor power.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:63
Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:68
It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:70
And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:72
Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols: for he shall be far from reproach.
Additions to Daniel 1:3
Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:
Additions to Daniel 1:15
Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.
Additions to Daniel 1:30
And blessed is thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
Additions to Daniel 1:67
O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Susanna 1:13
And the one said to the other, Let us now go home: for it is dinner time.
Susanna 1:22
Then Susanna sighed, and said, I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death unto me: and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands.
Susanna 1:23
It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not do it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord.
Bel and the Dragon 1:6
Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living God? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?
Bel and the Dragon 1:7
Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.
Bel and the Dragon 1:8
So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expences, ye shall die.
Bel and the Dragon 1:18
And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all.
Bel and the Dragon 1:24
And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.
Bel and the Dragon 1:25
Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God.
Bel and the Dragon 1:28
When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the priests to death.
Bel and the Dragon 1:34
But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den.
Bel and the Dragon 1:35
And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is.
Bel and the Dragon 1:41
Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.
Prayer of Manassheh 1:1
O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed;
1 Maccabees 2:7
He said, Woe is me! wherefore was I born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers?
1 Maccabees 2:8
Her temple is become as a man without glory.
1 Maccabees 2:11
All her ornaments are taken away; of a free woman she is become a bondslave.
1 Maccabees 2:12
And, behold, our sanctuary, even our beauty and our glory, is laid waste, and the Gentiles have profaned it.
1 Maccabees 2:27
And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous of the law, and maintaineth the covenant, let him follow me.
1 Maccabees 2:63
To day he shall be lifted up and to morrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his dust, and his thought is come to nothing.
1 Maccabees 2:65
And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel, give ear unto him alway: he shall be a father unto you.
1 Maccabees 3:7
He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever.
1 Maccabees 3:18
Unto whom Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company:
1 Maccabees 3:51
For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in heaviness, and brought low.
1 Maccabees 3:59
For it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary.
1 Maccabees 3:60
Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do.
1 Maccabees 4:11
That so all the heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel.
1 Maccabees 4:17
And said to the people, Be not greedy of the spoil inasmuch as there is a battle before us,
1 Maccabees 4:24
After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.
1 Maccabees 4:52
Now on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, which is called the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and eighth year, they rose up betimes in the morning,
1 Maccabees 6:10
Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care.
1 Maccabees 6:11
And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it, wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power.
1 Maccabees 6:57
Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us:
1 Maccabees 7:14
For said they, One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come with this army, and he will do us no wrong.
1 Maccabees 7:18
Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made.
1 Maccabees 8:3
And what they had done in the country of Spain, for the winning of the mines of the silver and gold which is there;
1 Maccabees 8:22
And this is the copy of the epistle which the senate wrote back again in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that there they might have by them a memorial of peace and confederacy:
1 Maccabees 9:2
Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people.
1 Maccabees 9:21
How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel!
1 Maccabees 9:45
For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither is there place for us to turn aside.
1 Maccabees 9:62
Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong.
1 Maccabees 10:32
And as for the tower which is at Jerusalem, I yield up authority over it, and give the high priest, that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it.
1 Maccabees 10:58
Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is.
1 Maccabees 10:71
Now therefore, if thou trustest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, and there let us try the matter together: for with me is the power of the cities.
1 Maccabees 10:72
Ask and learn who I am, and the rest that take our part, and they shall tell thee that thy foot is not able to to flight in their own land.
1 Maccabees 10:73
Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to abide the horsemen and so great a power in the plain, where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to flee unto.
1 Maccabees 10:89
And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king's blood: he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession.
1 Maccabees 11:63
Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius' princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the country,
1 Maccabees 12:5
And this is the copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Lacedemonians:
1 Maccabees 12:10
Have nevertheless attempted to send unto you for the renewing of brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become strangers unto you altogether: for there is a long time passed since ye sent unto us.
1 Maccabees 12:11
We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren:
1 Maccabees 12:19
And this is the copy of the letters which Oniares sent.
1 Maccabees 12:21
It is found in writing, that the Lacedemonians and Jews are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham:
1 Maccabees 12:22
Now therefore, since this is come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write unto us of your prosperity.
1 Maccabees 12:44
Unto Jonathan also he said, Why hast thou brought all this people to so great trouble, seeing there is no war betwixt us?
1 Maccabees 12:45
Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it thee, and the rest of the strong holds and forces, and all that have any charge: as for me, I will return and depart: for this is the cause of my coming.
1 Maccabees 13:15
Whereas we have Jonathan thy brother in hold, it is for money that he is owing unto the king's treasure, concerning the business that was committed unto him.
1 Maccabees 13:16
Wherefore now send an hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will let him go.
1 Maccabees 13:18
Who might have said, Because I sent him not the money and the children, therefore is Jonathan dead.
1 Maccabees 13:30
This is the sepulchre which he made at Modin, and it standeth yet unto this day.
1 Maccabees 14:20
And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting:
1 Maccabees 14:27
So then they wrote it in tables of brass, which they set upon pillars in mount Sion: and this is the copy of the writing; The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the hundred threescore and twelfth year, being the third year of Simon the high priest,
1 Maccabees 15:3
Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multitude of foreign soldiers together, and prepared ships of war;
1 Maccabees 15:28
Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm.
2 Maccabees 1:36
And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi.
2 Maccabees 2:1
It is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified:
2 Maccabees 2:27
Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains;
2 Maccabees 2:29
For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.
2 Maccabees 2:31
But to use brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgment.
2 Maccabees 2:32
Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself.
2 Maccabees 3:38
If thou hast any enemy or traitor, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him well scourged, if he escape with his life: for in that place, no doubt; there is an especial power of God.
2 Maccabees 4:17
For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God: but the time following shall declare these things.
2 Maccabees 6:13
For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished.
2 Maccabees 6:30
But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him.
2 Maccabees 7:14
So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life.
2 Maccabees 7:16
Then looked he unto the king, and said, Thou hast power over men, thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou wilt; yet think not that our nation is forsaken of God;
2 Maccabees 7:28
I beseech thee, my son, look upon the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of things that were not; and so was mankind made likewise.
2 Maccabees 7:37
But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God;
2 Maccabees 7:38
And that in me and my brethren the wrath of the Almighty, which is justly brought upon our nation, may cease.
2 Maccabees 8:18
For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world.
2 Maccabees 9:12
And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God.
2 Maccabees 10:5
Now upon the same day that the strangers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, even the five and twentieth day of the same month, which is Casleu.
2 Maccabees 11:23
Since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that every one may attend upon his own affairs.
2 Maccabees 11:25
Wherefore our mind is, that this nation shall be in rest, and we have determined to restore them their temple, that they may live according to the customs of their forefathers.
2 Maccabees 11:36
But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have advised thereof, send one forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to Antioch.
2 Maccabees 11:37
Therefore send some with speed, that we may know what is your mind.
2 Maccabees 12:40
Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites, which is forbidden the Jews by the law. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain.
2 Maccabees 13:4
But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.
2 Maccabees 13:15
And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.
2 Maccabees 14:6
Those of the Jews that he called Assideans, whose captain is Judas Maccabeus, nourish war and are seditious, and will not let the rest be in peace.
2 Maccabees 14:8
First, verily for the unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforersaid.
2 Maccabees 14:9
Wherefore, O king, seeing knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the clemency that thou readily shewest unto all.
2 Maccabees 14:10
For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet.
2 Maccabees 15:4
And when they said, There is in heaven a living Lord, and mighty, who commanded the seventh day to be kept:
2 Maccabees 15:14
Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God.
2 Maccabees 15:36
And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirtieth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus' day.
2 Maccabees 15:38
And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.
2 Maccabees 15:39
For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.
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