Who can find ²  a wife ³  of noble character? ⁴  For her value ⁵  is far more than rubies.

Two people are better than one, because they can reap ¹  more benefit ²  from their labor.

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. ¹  How does that benefit him? ² 

Wisdom gives a wise person more protection ¹  than ten rulers in a city.

Again the Lord said to me, “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. ¹ 

Moses instructed them to take ¹  his message ²  throughout the camp, saying, “Let no man or woman do any more work for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. ³ 

The more years there are, ¹  the more you may make its purchase price, and the fewer years there are, ²  the less you must make its purchase price, because he is only selling to you a number of years of ³  produce.

I will vent my rage against the wall, and against those who coated it with whitewash. Then I will say to you, “The wall is no more and those who whitewashed it are no more –

“Her sister Oholibah watched this, ¹  but she became more corrupt in her lust than her sister had been, and her acts of prostitution were more numerous than those of her sister.

Should I ¹  not be even more ²  concerned ³  about Nineveh, this enormous city? ⁴  There are more than one hundred twenty thousand people in it who do not know right from wrong, ⁵  as well as many animals!” ⁶ 

This is what the Lord says: ¹  “Even though ²  they are powerful ³  – and what is more, ⁴  even though their army is numerous ⁵  – nevertheless, ⁶  they will be destroyed ⁷  and trickle away! ⁸  Although I afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. ⁹ 

Speak up again with the message of the Lord who rules over all: ‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the Lord will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave us and go elsewhere, ¹  for you have become much more powerful ²  than we are.”

Joseph ¹  had a dream, ²  and when he told his brothers about it, ³  they hated him even more. ⁴ 

Israel said, “Why did you bring this trouble ¹  on me by telling ²  the man you had one more brother?”

He said ¹  to his people, “Look at ²  the Israelite people, more numerous and stronger than we are!

(Now the man Moses was very humble, ¹  more so than any man on the face of the earth.)

Now therefore, please stay ¹  the night here also, that I may know what more the Lord might say to me.” ² 

Saul became even more afraid of him. ¹  Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. ² 

Then David and the men ¹  who were with him wept loudly ²  until they could weep no more. ³