In their own words — 2791 recorded sayings
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“And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?”— Sarah, Genesis 18:12
“And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me. And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.”— Sarah, Genesis 21:6-7
“So she said to Abraham, Send away that woman and her son: for the son of that woman is not to have a part in the heritage with my son Isaac.”— Sarah, Genesis 21:10
“What then do the Writings say? Send away the servant-woman and her son; for the son of the servant-woman will not have a part in the heritage with the son of the free woman.”— Sarah, Galatians 4:30
“And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram: And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.”— Melchizedek, Genesis 14:19-20
“Then Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the men of pride, said to Jeremiah, You have said what is false: the Lord our God has not sent you to say, You are not to go into the land of Egypt and make your living-place there: But Baruch, the son of Neriah, is moving you against us, to give us up into the hands of the Chaldaeans so that they may put us to death, and take us away prisoners into Babylon.”— Abednego, Jeremiah 43:2-3
“And she said to her young men, Go on in front of me and I will come after you. But she said nothing to her husband Nabal.”— Abigail, 1 Samuel 25:19
“And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant. Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent. So now, my lord, by the living God and by your living soul, seeing that the Lord has kept you from the crime of blood and from taking into your hands the punishment for your wrongs, may all your haters, and those who would do evil to my lord, be like Nabal. And let…”— Abigail, 1 Samuel 25:24-31
“And she got up, and going down on her face to the earth, said, See, I am ready to be a servant-girl, washing the feet of the servants of my lord.”— Abigail, 1 Samuel 25:41
“Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.”— Abimelech (son of Gideon), Judges 9:2
“Then Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, with all his people; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand and, cutting down branches of trees, took them and put them on his back. And he said to the people who were with him, Be quick and do as you have seen me do.”— Abimelech (son of Gideon), Judges 9:48
“Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.”— Abimelech (son of Gideon), Judges 9:54
“Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.”— Abishai, 1 Samuel 26:6
“Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.”— Abishai, 1 Samuel 26:8
“Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.”— Abishai, 2 Samuel 16:9
“But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?”— Abishai, 2 Samuel 19:21
“And when Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, Abner, whose son is this young man? And Abner said, On your life, O king, I have no idea.”— Abner, 1 Samuel 17:55
“And crying out to the people and to Abner, the son of Ner, David said, Have you no answer to give, Abner? Then Abner said, Who is that crying out to the king?”— Abner, 1 Samuel 26:14
“And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 2:14
“Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 2:20
“And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner. Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 2:21-22
“Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?”— Abner, 2 Samuel 2:26
“And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman. May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said, And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!”— Abner, 2 Samuel 3:8-10
“And Abner sent men to David at Hebron, saying, Make an agreement with me, and I will give you my support in getting all Israel on your side.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 3:12
“And her husband went with her as far as Bahurim, weeping while he went. Then Abner said to him, Go back. And he went back. Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it: For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 3:16-18
“And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.”— Abner, 2 Samuel 3:21
“And her brother Absalom said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? but now, let there be an end to your crying, my sister: he is your brother, do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar went on living uncomforted in her brother's house.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 13:20
“And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 13:24
“Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 13:26
“Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 13:28
“So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 14:30
“And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 14:32
“And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:2
“And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing. And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:3-4
“Now at the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, Let me go to Hebron and give effect to the oath which I made to the Lord: For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:7-8
“But Absalom at the same time sent watchers through all the tribes of Israel to say, At the sound of the horn you are to say, Absalom is king in Hebron.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:10
“And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:17
“Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 16:20
“Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say. And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion?”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 17:5-6
“Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.”— Absalom, 2 Samuel 17:14
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