They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יִזְרָ֖עוּ וְסוּפָ֣תָה יִקְצֹ֑רוּ

Hosea, 8:7

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Topic

Actions have consequences

Source

Hosea The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

Hebrew

Time

710 BC 710s BC 8th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Hosea 8:7).

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All men have need of the Gods.

Homer

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God and man God Human nature

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Homer
Source
The Odyssey
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 3, l. 48.

Current Citation

Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 3, l. 48.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

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Apostle Paul

Acts 17:22-23

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Athens and Jerusalem Evangelism God
Speaker
Apostle Paul
Source
Book of Acts The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Greek
Time
62 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 17:22-23).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job

Job 1:21

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God is in control God The human condition
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
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 1:21).

Another quote of the following type Metaphor, analogy and simile

If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.

Abraham Maslow

The Psychology of Science

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Topic
Solving problems

Author

Abraham Maslow
Source
The Psychology of Science
Genre
Scientific literature Psychological literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile Warning
Language
English
Time
1966 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Maslow, Abraham. The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissance. Harper & Row, 1966, foreword.