Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

«Blessed are they that have nothing to say, and who cannot be persuaded to say it»

«And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.»

«By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.»

«And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.»

«And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.»

«But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.»

«For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.»

«And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.»

«And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, / And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? / And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: / The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? / And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? / But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.»

«And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.»