1 Kings 6:7
The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built.
Deuteronomy 27:5-6
Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, an altar of stones that hasn't been worked with iron tools.
Exodus 20:25
If you make an altar of stone for me, you must not build it of cut stones, because if you strike it with your chisel, you will profane it.
1 Kings 5:17-18
The king specified that large, expensive stones be quarried so the foundation of the Temple could be laid with cut stones.
Proverbs 24:27
First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
Isaiah 42:2
He won't shout, or raise his voice, or make it heard in the street.
Acts 9:31
So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 9:23
Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory
2 Corinthians 5:5
God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit as a guarantee.
Colossians 1:12
and might thank the Father, who has enabled us to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.
James 1:20
For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
James 3:17-18
However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, and without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:5
you, too, as living stones, are building yourselves up into a spiritual house and a holy priesthood, so that you may offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus, the Messiah.