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• Jabez

  Jabez is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4. He is known for a brief prayer in which he asked God for blessing and protection.

• Esarhaddon

  Esarhaddon was a king of Assyria who succeeded Sennacherib after Sennacherib was murdered by his sons. He is mentioned briefly by name in 2 Kings, Isaiah, and Ezra.

• Kyrie Eleison

  Kyrie eleison is a Greek prayer meaning "Lord, have mercy." Since early times it has been used in worship as a brief response asking God for mercy. In Korean it is also called *jabisong* ("song of mercy").

• Tola

  Tola was a judge from the tribe of Issachar who succeeded Abimelech and judged Israel for twenty-three years during the period of the judges. He is briefly recorded in Judges 10:1–2.

• Job 20

  Job 20 contains the second and final speech of Zophar the Naamathite. He argues that the prosperity of the wicked is brief and that they will surely perish under the wrath of God.

• Proverbs 17

  Proverbs 17 is a chapter in the collection of Solomon's proverbs (10:1–22:16). In brief sayings, it addresses peace in the household, restraint in speech, the duties of friends and brothers, bribery and perverted justice, and the conduct of the fool.

• Proverbs 10

  Proverbs 10 opens the collection titled "The proverbs of Solomon" (10:1–22:16). Its 32 verses are brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the wise and the foolish, diligence and laziness, and restraint in speech.

• Proverbs 25

  Proverbs 25 opens the collection of "proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out." Through brief images, it teaches about conduct before the king, disputes with neighbors, fitting speech, and self-restraint, and it instructs the reader to feed one's enemy.

• Proverbs 29

  Proverbs 29 is the final chapter of the collection of Solomon's proverbs compiled by the men of Hezekiah (chapters 25–29). In brief sayings, it addresses justice in those who rule, the discipline of children and servants, and the dangers of anger and pride, and it contrasts the fear of man with trust in the LORD.

• Proverbs 24

  Proverbs 24 contains the closing portion (vv. 1–22) of the collection of "the words of the wise" that begins at Proverbs 22:17, followed by a brief supplementary collection (vv. 23–34). The chapter teaches against envying the wicked and against rejoicing when an enemy falls. It also calls for impartial judgment and warns of the consequences of laziness.

• Proverbs 28

  Proverbs 28 belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs compiled by the men of Hezekiah. It consists of 28 verses of brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the poor and the rich, and rulers and the law.

• 2 Samuel 12:13

  In this verse David, rebuked by Nathan, confesses, "I have sinned against the LORD," and Nathan declares that his sin has been put away. Because it presents a brief confession, an immediate pardon, and consequences of sin that remain even after forgiveness, the verse is frequently cited in discussions of repentance.

• Isaiah 21

  Isaiah 21 is one of the "burdens" against the nations in the Book of Isaiah. Its seventeen verses contain the burden of the "desert of the sea," which announces the fall of Babylon, followed by brief burdens concerning Dumah (Edom) and Arabia.

• 1 Timothy 3

  1 Timothy 3 lists the qualifications for bishops (overseers) and deacons in the church, calls the church "the pillar and ground of the truth," and closes with a brief confession concerning Christ.

• 3 John 1

  3 John 1 constitutes the whole of the single-chapter book of 3 John. It is a brief personal letter in which the elder commends Gaius for showing hospitality to traveling evangelists who were strangers, rebukes Diotrephes for hindering them, and recommends Demetrius.

• Confession of Faith

  A confession of faith is the act by which Christians declare what they believe, in speech or in writing, or a document, formally adopted by a church, that sets out what it believes. A brief, summary document of this kind is commonly called a creed.

• Job 10

  Job 10 is the chapter in which Job, while answering Bildad, turns to appeal directly to God. He asks why the God who formed him with His own hands now destroys him, and he pleads for even a brief respite before he dies.

• Melchizedek

  Melchizedek is the king of Salem and "priest of the most high God" who appears in Genesis 14. He blessed Abraham and received a tithe from him, and the New Testament book of Hebrews presents him as a figure who illuminates the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

• Jeremiah 24

  Jeremiah 24 records the vision Jeremiah saw before the temple after Jeconiah was carried away to Babylon: two baskets of figs, one good and one bad. The chapter contrasts the future of those taken into exile with that of those who remained in the land.

• 3 John 1:2

  "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" is an epistolary greeting. The verse is widely known as the basis for the "threefold blessing" taught in the Korean Pentecostal movement, and debate continues over whether it can serve as a foundation for prosperity theology.