And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell [it] to the generation following.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
[Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
As well the singers as the players on instruments [shall be there]: all my springs [are] in thee.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy [shalt] thou [be], and [it shall be] well with thee.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom.
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.
Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
And it shall come to pass, [that] instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; [and] burning instead of beauty.
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee [well] in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest [thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, [and] then [it was] well with him?
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver [thee]. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for [then] had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.
And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: [concerning] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.
So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
[Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
And if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down.
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.
Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?
Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.
Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
As unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him].
They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it].
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
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