99 Bible Verses about Breastfeeding

Here are 99 Bible verses about breastfeeding, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Isaiah 66:10-13 KJV

¹⁰ Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: ¹¹ That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. ¹² For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing …

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Luke 11:27 KJV

²⁷ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

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1 Peter 2:2 KJV

² As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

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Lamentations 4:3 KJV

³ Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.

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Joel 2:16 KJV

¹⁶ Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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Genesis 49:25 KJV

²⁵ Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

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Isaiah 49:15 KJV

¹⁵ 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.

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Psalm 22:9 KJV

⁹ But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.

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1 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV

⁷ But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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Genesis 21:8 KJV

⁸ And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.

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1 Samuel 1:21-24 KJV

²¹ And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. ²² But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. ²³ And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned …

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Hosea 9:14 KJV

¹⁴ Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

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Ruth 4:16 KJV

¹⁶ And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

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Isaiah 49:23 KJV

²³ And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

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Genesis 21:7 KJV

⁷ And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age.

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Hebrews 5:12-14 KJV

¹² For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. ¹³ For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. ¹⁴ But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have …

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Luke 23:26-31 KJV

²⁶ And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. ²⁷ And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. ²⁸ But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. …

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Isaiah 40:11 KJV

¹¹ 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.

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Proverbs 5:18-19 KJV

¹⁸ Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. ¹⁹ Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

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Job 3:12 KJV

¹² Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

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Numbers 11:12 KJV

¹² Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

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Psalm 131:1-2 KJV

¹ Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. ² Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

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Luke 23:29 KJV

²⁹ For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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Hosea 1:8 KJV

⁸ Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

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1 Kings 3:21 KJV

²¹ And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

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Song of Solomon 8:1 KJV

¹ O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

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Lamentations 4:4 KJV

⁴ The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.

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Isaiah 60:16 KJV

¹⁶ Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

¹³ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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Isaiah 41:10 KJV

¹⁰ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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Philippians 4:6-7 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Proverbs 3:5 KJV

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

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John 14:27 KJV

²⁷ Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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Isaiah 66:11 KJV

¹¹ That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.

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Isaiah 40:31 KJV

³¹ 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.

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Proverbs 31:25 KJV

²⁵ Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

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Exodus 2:1-10 KJV

¹ And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. ² And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. ³ And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. …

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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV

⁹ And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

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Matthew 11:28 KJV

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Psalm 131:1 KJV

¹ Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

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1 Samuel 1:23 KJV

²³ And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

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James 2:26 KJV

²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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Colossians 3:23 KJV

²³ And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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Philippians 4:8 KJV

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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Philippians 1:6 KJV

⁶ Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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Ephesians 3:20 KJV

²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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Galatians 5:22 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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Galatians 2:20 KJV

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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Romans 8:18 KJV

¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

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John 16:21 KJV

²¹ A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

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John 15:12 KJV

¹² This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

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Matthew 6:34 KJV

³⁴ Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Lamentations 4:3-4 KJV

³ Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. ⁴ The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.

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Joshua 1:9 KJV

⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Genesis 35:8 KJV

⁸ But Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.

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Revelation 1:1-20 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: ² Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. ³ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things …

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1 John 4:8 KJV

⁸ He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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Colossians 4:1-18 KJV

¹ Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. ² Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; ³ Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: ⁴ That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. …

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Colossians 2:1-23 KJV

¹ For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; ² That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; ³ In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom …

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Philippians 4:19 KJV

¹⁹ But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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Galatians 6:9 KJV

⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Romans 12:2 KJV

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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John 16:33 KJV

³³ These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

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John 10:10 KJV

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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Matthew 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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Ezekiel 25:17 KJV

¹⁷ And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

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Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV

⁶ Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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Exodus 2:9 KJV

⁹ And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.

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Exodus 2:7 KJV

⁷ Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

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James 1:17 KJV

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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Hebrews 10:35-36 KJV

³⁵ Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. ³⁶ For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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Colossians 3:1-25 KJV

¹ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. ² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. ³ For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. …

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Colossians 1:1-29 KJV

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, ² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, ⁴ Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, …

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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John 8:32 KJV

³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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John 8:12 KJV

¹² Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

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John 1:1 KJV

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Luke 11:7 KJV

⁷ And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.

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Luke 6:27 KJV

²⁷ But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

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Luke 1:37 KJV

³⁷ For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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Matthew 22:39 KJV

³⁹ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Matthew 22:37 KJV

³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

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Matthew 19:26 KJV

²⁶ But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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Matthew 7:12 KJV

¹² Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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Matthew 5:13 KJV

¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

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Micah 6:8 KJV

⁸ He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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Ezekiel 23:20 KJV

²⁰ For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.

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Isaiah 9:6 KJV

⁶ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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Song of Solomon 7:8 KJV

⁸ I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

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Psalm 127:3 KJV

³ Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

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Psalm 127:2 KJV

² It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

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Psalm 61:2 KJV

² From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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Psalm 23:1 KJV

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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Job 24:9 KJV

⁹ They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

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