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Say not, When I have leisure I will study; perchance thou wilt never have leisure.

Hillel the Elder

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No time like the present Procrastination

Author

Hillel the Elder

Source

Talmud

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Orders and commands

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Hebrew

Time

10 10s 1st century

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

The Talmud. The William Davidson Talmud. Pirkei Avot 2.

Current Citation

The Babylonian Talmud, translated by A. Cohen. Cambridge University Press, 2013, Mishnah "Pirqei Avot 2:5."

Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

Job 34:10

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Nature of God God

Speaker

Elihu

Source

Book of Job The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 34:10).

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

Psalm 127:1

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God is in control

Source

Psalms The Bible

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

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450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 127:1).

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

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Sin Original sin Human nature

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 7:20).

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

Psalm 90:2

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Nature of God God

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Psalms The Bible

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Hebrew

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450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 90:2).

Can these bones live?

God

Ezekiel 37:3

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Life after death Resurrection

Speaker

God

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Ezekiel The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

Hebrew

Time

570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ezekiel 37:3).

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Psalm 90:4

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God and time Nature of time

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Psalms The Bible

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450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Psalm 90:4).

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17

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Positive influences Friendship

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 27:17).

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

Genesis 39:12

On Potiphar's wife, who tried to seduce David.

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Temptresses Temptation

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Genesis The Bible

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Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 39:12).

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23

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Self-protection The heart

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Proverbs The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Advice

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Hebrew

Time

686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Proverbs 4:23).

“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 1:2-3

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Meaninglessness Work Impossibility of progress

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Question

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Hebrew

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931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Ecclesiastes 1:2-3).

Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

Saul

1st Samuel 26:21

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Mistakes

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Saul

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1st Samuel The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

722 BC 720s BC 8th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Samuel 26: 21).

The Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

God

1st Samuel 16:7

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God and man Appearance vs. reality

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God

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1st Samuel The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

722 BC 720s BC 8th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (1st Samuel 16:7).

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

God

Jeremiah 31:31

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God's covenant The Jewish people

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God

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Jeremiah The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

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570 BC 570s BC 6th century BC

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The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Jeremiah 31:31).

In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

Judges 17:6

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Rule of law Anarchy

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Judges The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

1385 BC 1380s BC 14th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Judges 17:6).

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

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Love of money Greed

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 5:10).

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

God

Joshua 1:9

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God's protection

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God

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Joshua The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Orders and commands

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Hebrew

Time

1385 BC 1380s BC 14th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Joshua 1:9).

You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.

God

Exodus 33:20

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Nature of God God and man

Speaker

God

Source

Exodus The Bible

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Exodus 33:20).

So the Lord said, "I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them."

Genesis 6:7

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God's wrath God's covenant Noah's flood

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Genesis

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Scripture

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

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Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Genesis 6:7).

I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and the most from my students.

Hanina ben Dosa

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Teachers and students

Author

Hanina ben Dosa

Source

Ta'anit Talmud

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Scripture

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Religious literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

Hebrew

Time

200 200s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 0

Original Citation

Talmud. The William Davidson Talmud. c. 1960. (Ta'anit 1:7a)

Current Citation

The Talmud: A Selection. Penguin Classics, 2009. (Ta'anit 1:7a).