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"And let fall also of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave , that she may glean , and rebuke her not."

"And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name."

"And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?"

"And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,"

"And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia."

"And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, Meshullam."

"My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the thoughts of my heart."

"That he may withdraw man purpose, and hide pride from man."

"Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited in the night; thou hast tried me, shalt find nothing; I am purposed my mouth shall not transgress."

"Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings."

"¶ Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established."

"¶ purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war."

"¶ To every a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"

"I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for a time there for every purpose and for every work."

"¶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man great upon him."

"To what purpose the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats."

"¶ The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, shall it stand:"

"This the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations."

"For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul ? and his hand stretched out, and who shall turn it back?"

"And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices ponds for fish."

"Where they? where thy wise ? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt."

"The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth."

"For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength to sit still."

"Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken , I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed , I will also do it."

"For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken , I have purposed , and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it."

"To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me."

"If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings."

"It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin."

"Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them."

"Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you."

"Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make habitation desolate with them."

"And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant."

"The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together."

"¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself."

"And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel."

"But when his disciples saw , they had indignation, saying, To what purpose this waste?"

"Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord."

"¶ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

"And abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia."

"‹But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;›"

"And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained purpose, loosing , they sailed close by Crete."

"But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast first , and get to land:"

"Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles."

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to purpose."

"(For being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)"

"For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth."

"When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?"

"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, ; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."

"Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:"

"In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:"