29,314 verses contain “and” (in the KJV: 28,365, in the BSB: 19,838) — showing 27,301–27,400
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The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears.
Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit;
and shall never find friend to his mind.
Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him.
As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again
As for a wound, it may be bound up;
and after
reviling there may be
reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope.
He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him.
When thou art present, he will speak sweetly,
and will
admire thy words: but at the last he will
writhe his mouth,
and slander thy sayings.
Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head;
and a
deceitful stroke shall make wounds.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein:
and he that setteth a
trap shall be taken therein.
He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh.
Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but
vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them.
Malice and wrath, even these are abominations;
and the sinful man shall have them both.
He that revengeth shall find
vengeance from the Lord,
and he will surely keep his sins in
remembrance.
One man beareth hatred against another,
and doth he seek
pardon from the Lord?
He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself:
and doth he ask
forgiveness of his own sins?
Remember thy end,
and let
enmity cease; remember corruption
and death,
and abide in the commandments.
Remember the commandments,
and bear no
malice to thy neighbour: remember the covenant of the Highest,
and wink at ignorance.
A sinful man disquieteth friends,
and maketh
debate among them that be at peace.
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.
If thou blow the
spark, it shall burn: if thou
spit upon it, it shall be
quenched:
and both these come out of thy mouth.
Curse the
whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace.
A
backbiting tongue hath disquieted many,
and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down,
and overthrown the houses of great men.
Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest,
and never dwell quietly.
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass.
Such as
forsake the Lord shall fall into it;
and it shall burn in them,
and not be
quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion,
and devour them as a
leopard.
Look that thou
hedge thy possession about with thorns,
and bind up thy silver
and gold,
And weigh thy words in a balance,
and make a door
and bar for thy mouth.
He that is
merciful will
lend unto his neighbour;
and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments.
Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need,
and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season.
Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee.
Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.
Till he hath received, he will
kiss a man’s hand;
and for his neighbour’s money he will speak
submissly: but when he should repay, he will
prolong the time,
and return words of grief,
and complain of the time.
If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half,
and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money,
and he hath
gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings
and railings;
and for honour he will pay him disgrace.
Yet have thou
patience with a man in poor estate,
and delay not to
shew him mercy.
Help the poor for the commandment’s sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty.
Lose thy money for thy brother
and thy friend,
and let it not
rust under a stone to be lost.
Lay up thy
treasure according to the commandments of the most High,
and it shall bring thee more profit than gold.
Shut up
alms in thy storehouses:
and it shall deliver thee from all
affliction.
It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield
and strong
spear.
And he that is of an
unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him.
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.
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.
Help thy neighbour according to thy power,
and beware that thou
thyself fall not into the same.
The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame.
Thou shalt
entertain,
and feast,
and have no
thanks: moreover thou shalt hear bitter words:
Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready.
Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be
lodged,
and I have need of mine house.
He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him,
and shall
rejoice of him among his acquaintance.
He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy:
and before his friends he shall
rejoice of him.
While he lived, he saw
and rejoiced in him:
and when he died, he was not sorrowful.
He left behind him an
avenger against his enemies,
and one that shall requite kindness to his friends.
He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds;
and his
bowels will be troubled at every cry.
An horse not broken becometh
headstrong:
and a child left to himself will be
wilful.
Cocker thy child,
and he shall make thee afraid: play with him,
and he will bring thee to
heaviness.
Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him,
and lest thou
gnash thy teeth in the end.
Give him no liberty in his youth,
and wink not at his
follies.
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.
Chastise thy son,
and hold him to labour, lest his
lewd behaviour be an offence unto thee.
Better is the poor, being sound
and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is
afflicted in his body.
Health and good estate of body are above all gold, and a strong body above infinite wealth.
There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart.
He
seeth with his eyes
and groaneth, as an
eunuch that embraceth a virgin
and sigheth.
The
gladness of the heart is the life of man,
and the
joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days.
Love thine own soul, and comfort thy heart, remove sorrow far from thee: for sorrow hath killed many, and there is no profit therein.
Envy and wrath
shorten the life,
and carefulness bringeth age before the time.
A
cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat
and diet.
Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates.
The poor laboureth in his poor estate;
and when he leaveth off, he is still
needy.
He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof.
Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present.
It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it,
and every
fool shall be taken
therewith.
Blessed is the rich that is found without
blemish,
and hath not gone after gold.
Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people.
Who hath been tried thereby,
and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might
offend,
and hath not
offended? or done evil,
and hath not done it?
His goods shall be established,
and the congregation shall declare his
alms.
If thou sit at a
bountiful table, be not
greedy upon it,
and say not, There is much meat on it.
Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion.
Stretch not thine hand
whithersoever it looketh,
and thrust it not with him into the
dish.
Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee;
and devour note, lest thou be
hated.
A very little is sufficient for a man well
nurtured,
and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed.
Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early,
and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching,
and choler,
and pangs of the
belly, are with an
unsatiable man.
And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth,
vomit,
and thou shalt have rest.
My son, hear me,
and despise me not,
and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee.
Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him;
and the report of his good
housekeeping will be believed.
If thou be made the master of a feast, lift not
thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take
diligent care for them,
and so sit down.