Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings

Research Database of Quotes

It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. Paper-Research now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.

Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.

Browse Keywords

(Click a letter to view the keywords)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V
W
X Y Z

waxed

«Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: House of David, Long War, waxed, weaker
«They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: ceased, hired, waxed
«Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? / It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: lodged, mustard, waxed, whereunto
«The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: report, waxed
«Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: goat, he-goat, The He, waxed
«Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? / And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? / Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Sarah, sureties, surety, waxed
«Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.»
«Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.»
«Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: raiment, swell, waxed
«Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: lacked, sustain, swelled, waxed

Pages: « Previous 1 2 3