רוֹב

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.

And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.

By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.