Verses with the word that in the Apocrypha (2143 verses; showing verse 1001 - 1500):
Sirach 14:24
He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls.
Sirach 15:1
He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.
Sirach 15:8
For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her.
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 15:13
The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not.
Sirach 15:19
And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man.
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 16:4
For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate.
Sirach 16:15
The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world.
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 16:23
He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
Sirach 17:8
He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works.
Sirach 17:9
He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding.
Sirach 17:24
But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience.
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 18:1
He that liveth for ever Hath created all things in general.
Sirach 18:14
He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after his judgments.
Sirach 18:23
Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord.
Sirach 18:24
Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face.
Sirach 18:28
Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her.
Sirach 18:29
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
Sirach 18:31
If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee.
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 19:2
Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent.
Sirach 19:4
He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul.
Sirach 19:5
Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life.
Sirach 19:6
He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil.
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 19:13
Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more.
Sirach 19:14
Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again.
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 19:19
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 19:21
If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him.
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 19:29
A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him.
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 20:4
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 20:8
He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated.
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 20:16
The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me.
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 20:25
A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage.
Sirach 20:27
A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men.
Sirach 20:28
He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity.
Sirach 20:29
Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove.
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 21:6
He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart.
Sirach 21:8
He that buildeth his house with other men's money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial.
Sirach 21:11
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 21:18
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 21:23
A fool will peep in at the door into the house: but he that is well nurtured will stand without.
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 22:7
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 22:12
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 22:13
Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness.
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 22:19
He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge.
Sirach 22:20
Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship.
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 22:26
And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.
Sirach 22:27
Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?
Sirach 23:2
Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:
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 23:7
Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips.
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 23:11
A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities.
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 23:14
Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse they day of thy nativity.
Sirach 23:15
The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life.
Sirach 23:18
A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins:
Sirach 23:19
Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts.
Sirach 23:22
Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another.
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 24:8
So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.
Sirach 24:19
Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.
Sirach 24:21
They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
Sirach 24:22
He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.
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 24:34
Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.
Sirach 25:1
In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together.
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 25:7
There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy:
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 25:11
But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
Sirach 25:14
And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
Sirach 25:23
A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees.
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 26:5
There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death.
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 26:23
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 26:26
A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all.
Sirach 26:28
There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword.
Sirach 27:1
Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away.
Sirach 27:9
The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her.
Sirach 27:10
As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity.
Sirach 27:14
The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
Sirach 27:19
As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
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 27:22
He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
Sirach 27:26
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein.
Sirach 27:27
He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
Sirach 27:29
They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die.
Sirach 28:1
He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance.]
Sirach 28:2
Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest.
Sirach 28:5
If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins?
Sirach 28:9
A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace.
Sirach 28:13
Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
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 28:22
It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
Sirach 28:24
Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold,
Sirach 28:26
Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait.
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 29:4
Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.
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 29:18
Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.
Sirach 29:19
A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits.
Sirach 29:20
Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same.
Sirach 29:23
Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house.
Sirach 29:26
Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready.
Sirach 30:1
He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end.
Sirach 30:2
He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him, and shall rejoice of him among his acquaintance.
Sirach 30:3
He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy: and before his friends he shall rejoice of him.
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 30:6
He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kindness to his friends.
Sirach 30:7
He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry.
Sirach 30:14
Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is afflicted in his body.
Sirach 30:19
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 30:20
He seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an eunuch that embraceth a virgin and sigheth.
Sirach 31:5
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
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 31:13
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 31:24
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 32:2
And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast.
Sirach 32:3
Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; and hinder not musick.
Sirach 32:8
Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.
Sirach 32:13
And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath replenished thee with his good things.
Sirach 32:14
Whoso feareth the Lord will receive his discipline; and they that seek him early shall find favour.
Sirach 32:15
He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith: but the hypocrite will be offended thereat.
Sirach 32:16
They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light.
Sirach 32:24
He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse.
Sirach 33:1
There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him.
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 33:6
A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him.
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 33:16
I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and tred my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.
Sirach 33:17
Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that seek learning.
Sirach 33:21
For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy.
Sirach 33:27
Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil.
Sirach 34:2
Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
Sirach 34:4
Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come?
Sirach 34:7
For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them.
Sirach 34:9
A man that hath travelled knoweth many things; and he that hath much experience will declare wisdom.
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 34:15
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 34:20
Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes.
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 34:25
He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing?
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 35:1
He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering.
Sirach 35:2
He that requiteth a goodturn offereth fine flour; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise.
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 35:16
He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds.
Sirach 36:2
And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee.
Sirach 36:5
And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God.
Sirach 36:6
Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works.
Sirach 36:9
Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; and let them perish that oppress the people.
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 36:15
Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name.
Sirach 36:16
Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful.
Sirach 36:17
O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord, the eternal God.
Sirach 36:24
He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest.
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 36:26
Who will trust a thief well appointed, that skippeth from city to city? so [who will believe] a man that hath no house, and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him?
Sirach 37:7
Every counsellor extolleth counsel; but there is some that counselleth for himself.
Sirach 37:10
Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee.
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 37:15
And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth.
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 37:24
A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy.
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 37:31
By surfeiting have many perished; but he that taketh heed prolongeth his life.
Sirach 38:4
The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Sirach 38:5
Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?
Sirach 38:6
And he hath given men skill, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works.
Sirach 38:14
For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper that, which they give for ease and remedy to prolong life.
Sirach 38:15
He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician.
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 38:24
The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.
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 38:27
So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work:
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 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 39:5
He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins.
Sirach 39:8
He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
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 39:21
A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses.
Sirach 39:28
There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them.
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 40:7
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 40:18
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 40:29
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 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 41:5
The children of sinners are abominable children, and they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly.
Sirach 41:10
All that are of the earth shall turn to earth again: so the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction.
Sirach 41:12
Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold.
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 41:20
And of silence before them that salute thee; and to look upon an harlot;
Sirach 41:23
Or of iterating and speaking again that which thou hast heard; and of revealing of secrets.
Sirach 42:7
Deliver all things in number and weight; and put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in.
Sirach 42:8
Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.
Sirach 42:15
I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
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 42:18
He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world.
Sirach 42:19
He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things.
Sirach 42:22
Oh how desirable are all his works! and that a man may see even to a spark.
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 43:11
Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof.
Sirach 43:24
They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat.
Sirach 43:31
Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is?
Sirach 44:1
Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.
Sirach 44:8
There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.
Sirach 44:18
An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more by the flood.
Sirach 44:21
Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.
Sirach 45:2
He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him.
Sirach 45:5
He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments.
Sirach 45:9
And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;
Sirach 45:15
Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.
Sirach 45:17
He gave unto him his commandments, and authority in the statutes of judgments, that he should teach Jacob the testimonies, and inform Israel in his laws.
Sirach 45:18
Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath.
Sirach 45:24
Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever:
Sirach 45:25
According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.
Sirach 45:26
God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good things be not abolished, and that their glory may endure for ever.
Sirach 46:1
Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.
Sirach 46:6
And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent [of Beth-horon] he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.
Sirach 46:7
In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.
Sirach 46:8
And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.
Sirach 46:9
The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:
Sirach 46:10
That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
Sirach 46:12
Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.
Sirach 47:5
For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people.
Sirach 47:6
So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory.
Sirach 47:8
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.
Sirach 47:9
He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs.
Sirach 47:10
He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning.
Sirach 47:13
Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever.
Sirach 47:20
Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly.
Sirach 47:22
But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David.
Sirach 47:23
Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin:
Sirach 47:24
And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land.
Sirach 48:11
Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.
Sirach 48:16
Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God, and some multiplied sins.
Sirach 48:22
For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.
Sirach 48:24
He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion.
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 49:7
For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.
Sirach 49:9
For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.
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 50:4
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
Sirach 50:14
And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty,
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 50:21
And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High.
Sirach 50:23
He grant us joyfulness of heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever:
Sirach 50:24
That he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at his time!
Sirach 50:26
They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, and they that dwell among the Philistines, and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem.
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 51:2
For thou art my defender and helper, and has preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and has been mine helper against mine adversaries:
Sirach 51:3
And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of they mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had;
Sirach 51:10
I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help.
Sirach 51:17
I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe glory unto him that giveth me wisdom.
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 51:27
Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest.
Baruch 1:3
And Baruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joachim king of Juda, and in the ears of all the people that came to hear the book,
Baruch 1:4
And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king's sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud.
Baruch 1:8
At the same time when he received the vessels of the house of the Lord, that were carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda, the tenth day of the month Sivan, namely, silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Jada had made,
Baruch 1:9
After that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon.
Baruch 1:11
And pray for the life of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven:
Baruch 1:18
And disobeyed him, and have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly:
Baruch 1:19
Since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have been negligent in not hearing his voice.
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 2:1
Therefore the Lord hath made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Juda,
Baruch 2:2
To bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that were written in the law of Moses;
Baruch 2:3
That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter.
Baruch 2:4
Moreover he hath delivered them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be as a reproach and desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scattered them.
Baruch 2:8
Yet have we not prayed before the Lord, that we might turn every one from the imaginations of his wicked heart.
Baruch 2:10
Yet we have not hearkened unto his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he hath set before us.
Baruch 2:11
And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as appeareth this day:
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 2:17
Open thine eyes, and behold; for the dead that are in the graves, whose souls are taken from their bodies, will give unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness:
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 2:21
Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon: so shall ye remain in the land that I gave unto your fathers.
Baruch 2:24
But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their place.
Baruch 2:27
O Lord our God, thou hast dealt with us after all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine,
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 2:31
And shall know that I am the Lord their God: for I will give them an heart, and ears to hear:
Baruch 2:35
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.
Baruch 3:7
And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee.
Baruch 3:10
How happeneth it Israel, that thou art in thine enemies' land, that thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou art defiled with the dead,
Baruch 3:11
That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave?
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 3:17
They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting?
Baruch 3:18
For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are unsearchable,
Baruch 3:21
Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
Baruch 3:23
The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
Baruch 3:26
There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
Baruch 3:32
But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts:
Baruch 3:33
He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear.
Baruch 3:34
The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.
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 4:2
Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated.
Baruch 4:3
Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.
Baruch 4:4
O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us.
Baruch 4:7
For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God.
Baruch 4:8
Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you.
Baruch 4:9
For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said, Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion: God hath brought upon me great mourning;
Baruch 4:14
Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
Baruch 4:16
These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.
Baruch 4:18
For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies.
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 4:27
Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
Baruch 4:29
For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.
Baruch 4:30
Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.
Baruch 4:31
Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall.
Baruch 4:32
Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons.
Baruch 4:36
O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
Baruch 5:1
Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.
Baruch 5:7
For God hath appointed that every high hill, and banks of long continuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that Israel may go safely in the glory of God,
Baruch 5:9
For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him.
Additions to Esther 10:8
And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews:
Additions to Esther 11:1
In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemeus and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest and Levite, and Ptolemeus his son, brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said was the same, and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolemeus, that was in Jerusalem, had interpreted it.
Additions to Esther 11:7
And at their cry all nations were prepared to battle, that they might fight against the righteous people.
Additions to Esther 12:2
And he heard their devices, and searched out their purposes, and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artexerxes the king; and so he certified the king of them.
Additions to Esther 12:3
Then the king examined the two eunuchs, and after that they had confessed it, they were strangled.
Additions to Esther 13:1
The copy of the letters was this: The great king Artexerxes writeth these things to the princes and governours that are under him from India unto Ethiopia in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces.
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 13:3
Now when I asked my counsellors how this might be brought to pass, Aman, that excelled in wisdom among us, and was approved for his constant good will and steadfast fidelity, and had the honour of the second place in the kingdom,
Additions to Esther 13:4
Declared unto us, that in all nations throughout the world there was scattered a certain malicious people, that had laws contrary to ail nations, and continually despised the commandments of kings, so as the uniting of our kingdoms, honourably intended by us cannot go forward.
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 13:7
That they, who of old and now also are malicious, may in one day with violence go into the grave, and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled, and without trouble.
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 13:12
Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest, Lord, that it was neither in contempt nor pride, nor for any desire of glory, that I did not bow down to proud Aman.
Additions to Esther 13:14
But I did this, that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God: neither will I worship any but thee, O God, neither will I do it in pride.
Additions to Esther 13:15
And now, O Lord God and King, spare thy people: for their eyes are upon us to bring us to nought; yea, they desire to destroy the inheritance, that hath been thine from the beginning.
Additions to Esther 13:17
Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thine inheritance: turn our sorrow into joy, that we may live, O Lord, and praise thy name: and destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee, O Lord.
Additions to Esther 14:5
From my youth up I have heard in the tribe of my family that thou, O Lord, tookest Israel from among all people, and our fathers from all their predecessors, for a perpetual inheritance, and thou hast performed whatsoever thou didst promise them.
Additions to Esther 14:8
Nevertheless it satisfieth them not, that we are in bitter captivity: but they have stricken hands with their idols,
Additions to Esther 14:9
That they will abolish the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordained, and destroy thine inheritance, and stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and quench the glory of thy house, and of thine altar,
Additions to Esther 14:11
O Lord, give not thy sceptre unto them that be nothing, and let them not laugh at our fall; but turn their device upon themselves, and make him an example, that hath begun this against us.
Additions to Esther 14:13
Give me eloquent speech in my mouth before the lion: turn his heart to hate him that fighteth against us, that there may be an end of him, and of all that are likeminded to him:
Additions to Esther 14:14
But deliver us with thine hand, and help me that am desolate, and which have no other help but thee.
Additions to Esther 14:15
Thou knowest all things, O Lord; thou knowest that I hate the glory of the unrighteous, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of all the heathen.
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 14:17
And that thine handmaid hath not eaten at Aman's table, and that I have not greatly esteemed the king's feast, nor drunk the wine of the drink offerings.
Additions to Esther 14:18
Neither had thine handmaid any joy since the day that I was brought hither to this present, but in thee, O Lord God of Abraham.
Additions to Esther 15:7
Then lifting up his countenance that shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her: and the queen fell down, and was pale, and fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her.
Additions to Esther 16:3
And endeavour to hurt not our subjects only, but not being able to bear abundance, do take in hand to practise also against those that do them good:
Additions to Esther 16:4
And take not only thankfulness away from among men, but also lifted up with the glorious words of lewd persons, that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, that seeth all things and hateth evil.
Additions to Esther 16:5
Oftentimes also fair speech of those, that are put in trust to manage their friends' affairs, hath caused many that are in authority to be partakers of innocent blood, and hath enwrapped them in remediless calamities:
Additions to Esther 16:7
Now ye may see this, as we have declared, not so much by ancient histories, as ye may, if ye search what hath been wickedly done of late through the pestilent behaviour of them that are unworthily placed in authority.
Additions to Esther 16:8
And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men,
Additions to Esther 16:9
Both by changing our purposes, and always judging things that are evident with more equal proceeding.
Additions to Esther 16:11
Had so far forth obtained the favour that we shew toward every nation, as that he was called our father, and was continually honoured of all the next person unto the king.
Additions to Esther 16:15
But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, but live by most just laws:
Additions to Esther 16:16
And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner.
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.
Additions to Esther 16:19
Therefore ye shall publish the copy of this letter in all places, that the Jews may freely live after their own laws.
Additions to Esther 16:20
And ye shall aid them, that even the same day, being the thirteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, they may be avenged on them, who in the time of their affliction shall set upon them.
Additions to Esther 16:23
That both now and hereafter there may be safety to us and the well affected Persians; but to those which do conspire against us a memorial of destruction.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:2
So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:4
Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye and of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:8
And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:13
And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country.
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 1:17
And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:20
Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:22
By this ye may know that they are no gods: therefore fear them not.
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 1:25
They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:26
They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:27
As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:28
Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:33
Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:38
Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:39
How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:40
Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:42
The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken.
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 1:45
And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:46
For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:48
How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:49
For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false:
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 1:51
Who then may not know that they are no gods?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:55
Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods?
Letter of Jeremiah 1:57
Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.
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 1:63
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 1:64
Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not,
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 1:71
And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.
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 1:4
For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.
Additions to Daniel 1:5
In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins.
Additions to Daniel 1:7
In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us.
Additions to Daniel 1:8
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment.
Additions to Daniel 1:10
And now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship thee.
Additions to Daniel 1:13
To whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore.
Additions to Daniel 1:17
Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after thee: for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee.
Additions to Daniel 1:20
Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord: and let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed;
Additions to Daniel 1:22
And let them know that thou art God, the only God, and glorious over the whole world.
Additions to Daniel 1:23
And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood;
Additions to Daniel 1:24
So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits.
Additions to Daniel 1:27
And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them.
Additions to Daniel 1:32
Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.
Additions to Daniel 1:38
O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Additions to Daniel 1:54
O all ye things that grow in the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Additions to Daniel 1:57
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Additions to Daniel 1:68
O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Susanna 1:2
And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord.
Susanna 1:5
The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges, such as the Lord spake of, that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges, who seemed to govern the people.
Susanna 1:6
These kept much at Joacim's house: and all that had any suits in law came unto them.
Susanna 1:8
And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their lust was inflamed toward her.
Susanna 1:9
And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments.
Susanna 1:11
For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her.
Susanna 1:14
So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone.
Susanna 1:16
And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid themselves, and watched her.
Susanna 1:17
Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the garden doors, that I may wash me.
Susanna 1:18
And they did as she bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at privy doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them: but they saw not the elders, because they were hid.
Susanna 1:20
Behold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee; therefore consent unto us, and lie with us.
Susanna 1:21
If thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee: and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee.
Susanna 1:24
With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her.
Susanna 1:32
And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty.
Susanna 1:33
Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.
Susanna 1:38
Then we that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing this wickedness, ran unto them.
Susanna 1:41
Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death.
Susanna 1:42
Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be:
Susanna 1:43
Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me, and, behold, I must die; whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me.
Susanna 1:47
Then all the people turned them toward him, and said, What mean these words that thou hast spoken?
Susanna 1:48
So he standing in the midst of them said, Are ye such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel?
Susanna 1:52
So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in wickedness, now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light.
Susanna 1:59
Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also lied against thine own head: for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he may destroy you.
Susanna 1:60
With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and praised God, who saveth them that trust in him.
Susanna 1:64
From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people.
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 1:8
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 1:9
But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.
Bel and the Dragon 1:12
And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel, that speaketh falsely against us.
Bel and the Dragon 1:19
Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these.
Bel and the Dragon 1:23
And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped.
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 1:28
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 1:30
Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them:
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 1:38
And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee.
Bel and the Dragon 1:42
And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face.
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