Famous Quotes and Proverbs

«Men blaspheme what they do not know.»

«But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.»

«And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.»

«The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; / That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, / To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.»

«For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; / And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: / Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? / Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? / But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? / Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? / If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: / But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.»

«And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: / And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.»

«And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.»

«O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? / Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.»

«Blasphemy itself could not survive religion; if anyone doubts that, let him try to blaspheme Odin.»

«Hardy went down to botanize in the swamp, while Meredith climbed towards the sun. Meredith became, at his best, a sort of daintily dressed Walt Whitman: Hardy became a sort of village atheist brooding and blaspheming over the village idiot.»