The LORD sware, and will not repent, "Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure.

His heart is sure; he shall not be afraid though he sees his oppressors.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word.

Make Your Word sure to Your servant, who is devoted to Your fear.

Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"

All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!

If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations.

Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.

How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob;

The Lord swore to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.

who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.

Yea, I hate them right sore, even as though they were mine enemies.

See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.

Sure I am, that the LORD will avenge the poor, and maintain the cause of the helpless.

When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

May the path of your foot be balanced and all your ways be sure.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

Then became I beside him, a firm and sure worker, then became I filled with delight, day by day, exulting before him on every occasion;

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

The ungodly is like a tempest that passeth over, and is no more seen; but the righteous remaineth sure forever.

The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

The heart of him that hath understanding will neither despair for any sorrow; nor be too presumptuous for any sudden joy.

Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

A wise one fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is sure.

The fear of the LORD is a stronghold; and his children are under a sure defense.

He that forsaketh the right street, shall be sore punished; and whoso hateth correction, falleth into death.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

A wicked man displays a bold face,
But as for the upright, he makes his way sure.

Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

'They have smitten me, and I am not sore; they have beaten me, and I knew it not. When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.''

Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

He that is full, abhorreth a honeycomb; but unto him that is hungry, every sour thing is sweet.

The seat of the king that faithfully judgeth the poor, shall continue sure for ever more.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

She sees that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

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

Then I saw that [even secular] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly and self-indulgence as light excels darkness.

For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).

He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight [of corruption]; for a higher official watches over another official, and there are higher ones over them [looking out for one another].

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?

All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

one to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honour, and he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and a sore evil.

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].

For every purpose there is a time and a decision, because the sorrow of man is great in him.

But though an evil person offend a hundredth times, and have a long life: yet am I sure, that it shall go well with them that fear God, because they have him before their eyes.

The same fate [comes] to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As [with] the good [man], so also to the sinner; [as with] those who swear an oath, so [also] those who fear oaths.

Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.

Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

From the sole of the foot and up to [the] head there is no health in it; bruise and sore and bleeding wound have not been cleansed, and they have not been bound up and not softened with the oil.

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

And in the place of sweet spices will be an evil smell, and for a fair band a thick cord; for a well-dressed head there will be the cutting-off of the hair, and for a beautiful robe there will be the clothing of sorrow; the mark of the prisoner in place of the ornaments of the free.

And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered.

He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead.

What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?

Jehovah of Hosts swore in my ears, Truly many houses shall be deserted, big and fair, without inhabitant.

Woe be unto them that call evil good, and good evil: which make darkness light, and light darkness, that make sour sweet, and sweet sour.

And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.

For before the child will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land (Canaan) whose two kings you dread will be deserted [both Ephraim and Aram].

From the abundance of milk they produce, he will have sour milk for his meals. Indeed, everyone left in the heart of the land will eat sour milk and honey.

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet [for public display] and write on it in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

And I took unto me to witness, sure witnesses, Urijah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

for before the boy knows how to say, ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus (Aram’s capital) and the spoil of Samaria (Israel’s capital) will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”

“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],

And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse by their king and by their God, and turn their faces upward:

Even like as in time past it hath been well seen, that the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, wherethrough the sea way goeth over Jordan in to the land of Galilee, was at the first in little trouble, but afterward sore vexed.

Therefore the Lord raises against Ephraim adversaries from Rezin [king of Aram]
And spurs their enemies on,

Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west, they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

“Is not Calno [conquered] like Carchemish [on the Euphrates]?
Is not Hamath [subdued] like Arpad [her neighbor]?
Is not Samaria [in Israel] like Damascus [in Aram]?