But Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!”

However, if he should say, ‘I do not take pleasure in you,’ then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.”

David said to him, “If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.

The mother of the child said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her back.

But Elisha replied, “As certainly as the Lord lives (whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.

But when they went to bury her, they found nothing left but the skull, feet, and palms of the hands.

Instead you must worship the Lord your God; then he will rescue you from the power of all your enemies.”

But in the eighteenth year of King Josiah’s reign, such a Passover of the Lord was observed in Jerusalem.

Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.’

“Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder?

Can food that is tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

If I lie down, I say, ‘When will I arise?’, and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.

if you become pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself for you, and will restore your righteous abode.

If someone wishes to contend with him, he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

If I am guilty, woe to me, and if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head; I am full of shame, and satiated with my affliction.

Would it turn out well if he would examine you? Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?

Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.

“But there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its new shoots will not fail.