The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
.pdfIsaiah ch. 40, v. 6.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah ch. 40, v. 11
The nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah ch. 40, v. 15
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning?
Isaiah ch. 40, v. 21
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah ch. 40, v. 31
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench.
Isaiah ch. 42, v. 3
He warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.
Isaiah ch. 44, v. 16
Woe unto him that striveth with his maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it,
What makest thou?
Isaiah ch. 45, v. 9
I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Isaiah ch. 48, v. 10
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.
Isaiah ch. 48, v. 18
There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
Isaiah ch. 48, v. 22
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Isaiah ch. 49, v. 15
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Isaiah ch. 52, v. 7
For they shall see eye to eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion.
Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah ch. 52, v. 8
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Isaiah ch. 53, v. 1
He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.
Isaiah ch. 53, v. 2
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Isaiah ch. 53, v. 5
He was cut off out of the land of the living.
Isaiah ch. 53, v. 8
He was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isaiah ch. 53, v. 12
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
Isaiah ch. 55, v. 1
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
Isaiah ch. 55, v. 6
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Isaiah ch. 55, v. 8
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree.
Isaiah ch. 55, v. 13
I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Isaiah ch. 56, v. 5
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart.
Isaiah ch. 57, v. 1
Peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near.
Isaiah ch. 57, v. 19
Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Isaiah ch. 58, v. 6
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily.
Isaiah ch. 58, v. 8
They make haste to shed innocent blood.
Isaiah ch. 59, v. 7
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Isaiah ch. 60, v. 1
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me...
To bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn.
Isaiah ch. 61, v. 1
To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
Isaiah ch. 61, v. 3
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah?
Isaiah ch. 63, v. 1
I have trodden the winepress alone.
Isaiah ch. 63, v. 3
All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf.
Isaiah ch. 64, v. 6
Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou.
Isaiah ch. 65, v. 5
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth.
Isaiah ch. 65, v. 17
2.116.2.21 Jeremiah
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
Jeremiah ch. 2, v. 32
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
Jeremiah ch. 5, v. 8
This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart.
Jeremiah ch. 5, v. 23
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah ch. 5, v. 31
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jeremiah ch. 6, v. 14
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Jeremiah ch. 8, v. 20
Is there no balm in Gilead?
Jeremiah ch. 8, v. 22
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Jeremiah ch. 13, v. 23
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!
Jeremiah ch. 15, v. 10
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.
Jeremiah ch. 17, v. 9
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days.
Jeremiah ch. 17, v. 11
Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends.
Jeremiah ch. 20, v. 4
2.116.2.22 Lamentations
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people!
Lamentations ch. 1, v. 1
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow.
Lamentations ch. 1, v. 12
And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord: Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Lamentations ch. 3, v. 18
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Lamentations ch. 3, v. 27
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him.
Lamentations ch. 3, v. 30
O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
Lamentations ch. 4, v. 59
2.116.2.23 Ezekiel
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Ezekiel ch. 16, v. 44
The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Ezekiel ch. 18, v. 2
When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Ezekiel ch. 18, v. 27
The king of Babylon stood at the parting of the ways.
Ezekiel ch. 21, v. 21
She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
Ezekiel ch. 23, v. 12
The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones.
Ezekiel ch. 37, v. 1
Can these bones live?
Ezekiel ch. 37, v. 3
Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel ch. 37, v. 4
2.116.2.24 Daniel
To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel ch. 3, v. 4
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth and come hither.
Daniel ch. 3, v. 26
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace.
Daniel ch. 5, v. 5
And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
Daniel ch. 5, v. 25
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel ch. 6, v. 8
The Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
A fiery steam issued and came forth from behind him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
Daniel ch. 7, v. 9
O Daniel, a man greatly beloved.
Daniel ch. 10, v. 11
Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel ch. 12, v. 4
2.116.2.25 Hosea
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Hosea ch. 8, v. 7
I drew them...with bands of love.
Hosea ch. 11, v. 4
2.116.2.26 Joel
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten.
Joel ch. 1, v. 4
I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
Joel ch. 2, v. 25
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.
Joel ch. 2, v. 28
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears.
Joel ch. 3, v. 10
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
Joel ch. 2, v. 14
2.116.2.27 Amos
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Amos ch. 3, v. 3
Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
Amos ch. 3, v. 6
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning.
Amos ch. 4, v. 11
2.116.2.28 Jonah
Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Jonah ch. 1, v. 7
Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah ch. 1, v. 17
2.116.2.29 Micah
They shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig tree.
Micah ch. 4, v. 4
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.
Micah ch. 5, v. 2
What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Micah ch. 6, v. 8
2.116.2.30 Nahum
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not.
Nahum ch. 3, v. 1
2.116.2.31 Habakkuk
Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Habakkuk ch. 2, v. 2
2.116.2.32 Zephaniah
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Zephaniah ch. 3, v. 1
2.116.2.33 Haggai
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat but ye have not enough...and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Haggai ch. 1, v. 6
2.116.2.34 Malachi
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.
Malachi ch. 4, v. 2
2.116.3 Apocrypha
2.116.3.1 1 Esdras
The first wrote, Wine is the strongest. The second wrote, The king is strongest. The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things
Truth beareth away the victory.
1 Esdras ch. 3, v. 10
Great is Truth, and mighty above all things.
1 Esdras ch. 4, v. 41.
2.116.3.2 2 Esdras
Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet.
2 Esdras ch. 2, v. 25
For the world has lost his youth, and the times begin to wax old.
2 Esdras ch. 14, v. 10
I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out.
2 Esdras ch. 14, v. 25
2.116.3.3 Tobit
So they went forth both, and the young man’s dog with them.
Tobit ch. 5, v. 16
2.116.3.4 Wisdom of Solomon
The ear of jealousy heareth all things.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 1, v. 10
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 2, v. 8
Through envy of the devil came death into the world.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 2, v. 24
But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery,
And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality. And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for
God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 3, v. 1
And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 3, v. 7
He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 4, v. 13
We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour:
How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 5, v. 4
Even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 5, v. 13
For the hope of the ungodly...passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a
day.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 5, v. 14
And love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption.
Wisdom Of Solomon ch. 6, v. 18
2.116.3.5 Ecclesiasticus
For the same things uttered in Hebrew, and translated into another tongue, have not the same force in them: and not only these things, but the law itself, and the prophets, and the rest of the books, have no small difference, when they are spoken in their own language.
Ecclesiasticus: The Prologue
For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 2, v. 11
We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 2, v. 18
Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 3, v. 23
Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 5, v. 15
A faithful friend is the medicine of life.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 6, v. 16
Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 7, v. 11
Miss not the discourse of the elders.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 8, v. 9
Open not thine heart to every man.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 8, v. 19
Give not thy soul unto a woman.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 9, v. 2
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him; a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 9, v. 10
Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 11, v. 5
Judge none blessed before his death.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 11, v. 28
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 13, v. 1
For how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together?
Ecclesiasticus ch. 13, v. 2
When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 14, v. 22
When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 18, v. 25
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 18, v. 33
He that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 19, v. 1
All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 25, v. 19
Neither [give] a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 25, v. 25
A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 26, v. 29
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 28, v. 18
And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 28, v. 25
Envy and wrath shorten the life.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 30, v. 24
Leave off first for manners’ sake.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 31, v. 17
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.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 31, v. 27
Leave not a stain in thine honour.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 33, v. 22
Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 38, v. 1
He that sinneth before his Maker, Let him fall into the hand of the physician.
Ecclesiasticus ch. 38, v. 15
The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise.