The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (43 page)

I Samuel ch. 4, v. 21

94
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

I Samuel ch. 9, v. 3.

95
Is Saul also among the prophets?

I Samuel ch. 10, v. 11

96
God save the king.

I Samuel ch. 10, v. 24

97
A man after his own heart.

I Samuel ch. 13, v. 14

98
For the Lord seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

I Samuel ch. 16, v. 7

99
Go, and the Lord be with thee.

I Samuel ch. 17, v. 37

100
And he…chose him five smooth stones out of the brook.

I Samuel ch. 17, v. 40

101
Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

I Samuel ch. 18, v. 7.

102
David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him.

I Samuel ch. 22, v. 1.

103
And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand.

I Samuel ch. 23, v. 7

II Samuel
104
The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

II Samuel ch. 1, v. 19

105
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice.

II Samuel ch. 1, v. 20

106
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided.

II Samuel ch. 1, v. 23

107
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
How are the mighty fallen.

II Samuel ch. 1, v. 26

108
The poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb.

II Samuel ch. 12, v. 3

109
Thou art the man.

II Samuel ch. 12, v. 7

110
For we needs must die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person.

II Samuel ch. 14, v. 14

111
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

II Samuel ch. 18, v. 33

112
By my God have I leaped over a wall.

II Samuel ch. 22, v. 30

113
David…the sweet psalmist of Israel.

II Samuel ch. 23, v. 1

I Kings
114
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

I Kings ch. 1, v. 39

115
Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people.

I Kings ch. 9, v. 7

116
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom…there was no more spirit in her.

I Kings ch. 10, v. 4

117
Behold, the half was not told me.

I Kings ch. 10, v. 7

118
Once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

I Kings ch. 10, v. 22.

119
But king Solomon loved many strange women.

I Kings ch. 11, v. 1

120
My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

I Kings ch. 12, v. 10

121
My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

I Kings ch. 12, v. 11

122
To your tents, O Israel.

I Kings ch. 12, v. 16

123
An handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse.

I Kings ch. 17, v. 12

124
How long halt ye between two opinions?

I Kings ch. 18, v. 21

125
There ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand.

I Kings ch. 18, v. 44

126
He girded up his loins.

I Kings ch. 18, v. 46

127
But the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
And after the earthquake a fire: but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

I Kings ch. 19, v. 11

128
Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

I Kings ch. 19, v. 19

129
Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?

I Kings ch. 21, v. 20

130
I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd.

I Kings ch. 22, v. 17

131
Feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

I Kings ch. 22, v. 27

132
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness.

I Kings ch. 22, v. 34

II Kings
133
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

II Kings ch. 2, v. 11

134
The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.

II Kings ch. 2, v. 15

135
Go up, thou bald head.

II Kings ch. 2, v. 23

136
Is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

II Kings ch. 4, v. 26

137
There is death in the pot.

II Kings ch. 4, v. 40

138
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel?

II Kings ch. 5, v. 12

139
I bow myself in the house of Rimmon.

II Kings ch. 5, v. 18

140
Whence comest thou, Gehazi?

II Kings ch. 5, v. 25

141
Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?

II Kings ch. 8, v. 13

142
The driving is like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

II Kings ch. 9, v. 20

143
She painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

II Kings ch. 9, v. 30

144
Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?

II Kings ch. 9, v. 31

145
Who is on my side? who?

II Kings ch. 9, v. 32

146
They found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

II Kings ch. 9, v. 35

147
Thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it.

II Kings ch. 18, v. 21

I Chronicles
148
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

I Chronicles ch. 29, v. 15

Esther
149
And if I perish, I perish.

Esther ch. 4, v. 16

Job
150
And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

Job ch. 1, v. 7

151
The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job ch. 1, v. 21

152
All that a man hath will he give for his life.

Job ch. 2, v. 4

153
Curse God, and die.

Job ch. 2, v. 9

154
Let the day perish wherein I was born.

Job ch. 3, v. 3

155
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary be at rest.

Job ch. 3, v. 17

156
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up.

Job ch. 4, v. 15

157
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Job ch. 5, v. 7

158
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Job ch. 14, v. 1

159
Miserable comforters are ye all.

Job ch. 16, v. 2

160
I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Job ch. 19, v. 20

161
I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.

Job ch. 19, v. 25

162
The root of the matter is found in me.

Job ch. 19, v. 28

163
The price of wisdom is above rubies.

Job ch. 28, v. 18

164
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

Job ch. 30, v. 29

165
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

Job ch. 38, v. 31

166
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Job ch. 39, v. 25

167
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

Job ch. 40, v. 15

168
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook?

Job ch. 41, v. 1

Proverbs
169
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Proverbs ch. 1, v. 17

170
For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth.

Proverbs ch. 3, v. 12

171
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs ch. 3, v. 17

172
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs ch. 4, v. 7

173
Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Proverbs ch. 6, v. 6

174
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.

Proverbs ch. 6, v. 10

175
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.

Proverbs ch. 9, v. 1

176
Stolen waters are sweet.

Proverbs ch. 9, v. 17

177
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Proverbs ch. 10, v. 1

178
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.

Proverbs ch. 12, v. 4

179
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Proverbs ch. 12, v. 10

180
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.

Proverbs ch. 12, v. 22.

181
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick.

Proverbs ch. 13, v. 12

182
The way of transgressors is hard.

Proverbs ch. 13, v. 15

183
He that spareth his rod hateth his son.

Proverbs ch. 13, v. 24

184
A soft answer turneth away wrath.

Proverbs ch. 15, v. 1

185
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

Proverbs ch. 15, v. 13

186
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
"Better is a mess of pottage with love, than a fat ox with evil will" in Matthew's Bible (1535)

Proverbs ch. 15, v. 17

187
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs ch. 15, v. 23

188
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.