(To the chief Musician, A Psalm [or] Song of David.) Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.

Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.

Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,