For you see God's design for you, my brothers, that he has not taken a great number of the wise after the flesh, not the strong, not the noble:
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
The children of your noble sister, who is of God's selection, send you their love.
Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.
Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.
Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.
Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.
And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.
And the rest of the nations which the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the rest of the country over the river:
Having become by so much better than the angels, as the name which is his heritage is more noble than theirs.
Make a song to the Lord; for he has done noble things: give news of them through all the earth.
The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.
But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.
But when you were planted by me, you were a noble vine, in every way a true seed: how then have you been changed into the branching plant of a strange vine?
It seemed good to me, having made observation, with great care, of the direction of events in their order, to put the facts in writing for you, most noble Theophilus;
To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.
Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
May peace be inside your walls, and wealth in your noble houses.
And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the noble in whom is all my delight.
Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.
The voice of the Lord is full of power; the voice of the Lord has a noble sound.
Kings' daughters are among your noble women: on your right is the queen in gold of Ophir.
Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
<To the chief music-maker on the Gittith. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, our Lord, whose glory is higher than the heavens, how noble is your name in all the earth!
Noble things are said of you, O town of God. (Selah.)
O Lord, our Lord, how noble is your name in all the earth!
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