The king went back home to Samaria, worried and depressed.

To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.

But evil people are like the restless sea, whose waves never stop rolling in, bringing filth and muck.

There is no safety for sinners," says the LORD.

Jonah was very unhappy about this and became angry.

But God said to him, "What right do you have to be angry about the plant?" Jonah replied, "I have every right to be angry---angry enough to die!"

You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger!

Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry.

"I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors," Naboth replied. "The LORD forbid that I should let you have it!"

The next morning Balaam went to Balak's messengers and said, "Go back home; the LORD has refused to let me go with you."

So they returned to Balak and told him that Balaam had refused to come with them.

but he rejected Cain and his offering. Cain became furious, and he scowled in anger.

If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it."

He was so much in love with her that he became sick, because it seemed impossible for him to have her; as a virgin, she was kept from meeting men.

Jonadab said to Amnon, "You are the king's son, yet day after day I see you looking sad. What's the matter?" "I'm in love with Tamar, the sister of my half brother Absalom," he answered.

It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else.

The end of something is better than its beginning. Patience is better than pride.

Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbor a grudge.

Don't give the Devil a chance.

But we are tempted when we are drawn away and trapped by our own evil desires.