Nehemiah 8:9
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priestly scribe, and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law.
Nehemiah 7:65
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 7:70
Some of the family leaders contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Deuteronomy 12:7
Both you and your families must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he has blessed you.
Deuteronomy 12:12
You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).
Nehemiah 8:2
So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)
Leviticus 23:24
"Tell the Israelites, 'In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a complete rest, a memorial announced by loud horn blasts, a holy assembly.
Deuteronomy 16:14-15
You are to rejoice in your festival, you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows who are in your villages.
Ezra 2:63
The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
Nehemiah 10:1
On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.
Numbers 29:1-6
"'On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a holy assembly. You must not do your ordinary work, for it is a day of blowing trumpets for you.
Deuteronomy 16:11
You shall rejoice before him -- you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you -- in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name.
Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead; I have obeyed you and have done everything you have commanded me.
2 Kings 22:11
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
2 Kings 22:19
You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:3
For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.
2 Chronicles 30:22
Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the Lord. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.
2 Chronicles 34:19
When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
2 Chronicles 34:21
"Go, seek an oracle from the Lord for me and those who remain in Israel and Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the Lord's fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the Lord by doing all that this scroll instructs!"
2 Chronicles 35:3
He told the Levites, who instructed all Israel about things consecrated to the Lord, "Place the holy ark in the temple which King Solomon son of David of Israel built. Don't carry it on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel!
Ezra 7:11
What follows is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. Ezra was a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:
Nehemiah 8:7-8
Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah -- all of whom were Levites -- were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing.
Nehemiah 12:26
These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe.
Isaiah 61:3
to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.
Hosea 4:6
You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.
Malachi 2:13
You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.
Romans 3:20
For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 7:9
And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.