I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

יָ֝דִ֗י שַׂ֣מְתִּי לְמֹו־פִֽי׃

Job

Job 40:4

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Topic

Shutting up Silence God and man

Speaker

Job

Source

Book of Job The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 40:4).

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An honest God is the noblest work of man.

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God and man Nature of God Existence of God God

Author

Robert G. Ingersoll
Language
English
Time
1874 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ingersoll, Robert Green. "The Gods." c. 1872. Lecture.

Another quote from the 6th century BC

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Ahiqar

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Topic
Minimizing risk Risk

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Ahiqar
Source
Proverbs of Ahiqar
Genre
Wisdom literature
Language
Assyrian
Time
500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar. c. 500 BC.

Current Citation

Ahiqar. The Story of Ahikar, translated by Herbert Lindenberger. The John Hopkins Near Eastern Studies, 1983.

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.

Apostle Paul

Romans 13:8

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Loving others

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Apostle Paul
Source
Romans The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
56 50s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 13:8).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

God

Genesis 9:13

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Rainbows God's covenant Noah's flood
Speaker
God
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New International Version. International Bible Society, 1978. (Genesis 9:13).