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1. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy
2. that he approached the woman rather than the man to tempt her to eat of the forbidden fruit
3. “Do not tempt me woman,” He winked at her and smiled
4. 'Shh, don't tempt fate, but yes
5. WAVES tempt us to ignore the gales
6. He found that he could not curse them so he counseled Balak to tempt them into sin instead
7. Once they arrived Todd was eager for the cart to be unloaded as the weather was just as a perfect summer's day should be and he wasn't going to tempt fate, or sprites
8. they offer you at least 20 related products to tempt you into buying
9. But men in this defenceless state naturally content themselves with their necessary subsistence ; because, to acquire more, might only tempt the injustice of their oppressors
10. difference, however, between one benefice and another, is seldom so considerable, as commonly to tempt the possessor even of the small one to pay court to his patron, by the vile arts of flattery and assentation, in order to get a better
11. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the LORD thy God
12. It would rise again to tempt him with its beguiling promises of wonderful rewards, and all he had to do was listen; listen and let go
13. Good is the one who voluntarily abstains from thoughts or actions that tempt toward any breach of that covenant
14. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt
15. thing to Christians except tempt them, and telling them lies
16. Lead us not into temptation - God does not tempt us! He tests our faith and our
17. A tall leery man was busy trying to get her attention as he pulled out a wad of notes and waved them in the air to try and tempt her, he smacked her behind as she bent over a little too close for her own comfort
18. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am
19. And Moses said to them, Why chide you with me? therefore do you tempt the Lord?
20. “If the dream partner didn’t intentionally tempt me with her seductive gray eyes, then this wouldn’t be a problem,” he teases
21. When trying to tempt Jesus, Satan showed Him all the kingdoms of the world
22. 16 you shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in Massah
23. 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and
24. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
25. Beware the flyers, advertisements, special discounted sales and other retail or sales tricks of the trade that tempt, entice and lure you in to spend your precious dough!
26. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
27. “'It's your fault, you tempt us so much
28. Jesus answering said to him "It has been said 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God
29. 49 Jesus said to him And it is written also You shall not tempt the Lord your God; And the devil took him up to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the Earth and their glory in the least time; and the devil said to him To you will I give all this dominion and its glory which is delivered to me that I may give it to whomever I will
30. 18 And others requested of him a sign from heaven to tempt him; And Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them in parables Every kingdom that withstands itself shall become desolate; and every house or city that disagrees with itself shall not stand and if the devil throw out a devil he withstands himself; neither shall he be able to stand but his end shall be; Then how now shall his kingdom stand? for you said that I throw out devils by Beelzebul; And if I by Beelzebul throw out the devils then your children by what do they throw them oute And for this cause they shall be judges against you; But if I by the Spirit of God throw out devils then the king- dom of God is come near to you
31. 1 Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees that they might tempt him 2 and said Teacher we desire to see a sign from you
32. Tell us now What is your opinion? Is it lawful that we should 4 pay the tribute to Caesar or note shall we give or shall we not give? But Jesus knew 5 their deceit and said to them Why tempt you me you hypocrites? Show me the 6 penny of the tribute
33. " And I thought that he had come to tempt me and I said to him "Who are you? For I know him to whom I have been entrusted
34. 22:18-21 You hypocrites why tempt Me? Show Me the tribute money; Whose is this image and inscription? Therefore render to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and give to God the things that are God’s
35. Mark 12:15-16 Why do you tempt Me? bring Me a coin so that I may see it
36. Luke 4:12 Where it is written it says: You shall not tempt the Lord your God
37. Why do you tempt Me? Show Me a coin
38. “Don’t tempt me, Brent
39. Yes things will come into our life that will tempt us to sin
40. He had needed to allow the opening to his leg and tempt the man into a small prize in order to steal the victory
41. She drew as far as she could while bent over, then stood again to tempt the spear thrust
42. To tempt you further, and in case you think I was just kidding with that 'unlimited' promise, let me disclose that I have one hundred thousand million, billion pounds in this account, earmarked to give away - and you're first in the queue
43. Kronos will never tempt me again
44. “It is also written, do not tempt the Lord your God,” He forced the words from His mouth
45. The entire idea here is to tempt your visitor to want to know more about
46. Is shyness which mutes his words and preventing him to greet me? Or worse, would his grandparents have predisposed him against me? If the intelligentsia is not reason enough to tempt him to shorten the distance between us, I have to resort to the charms of the Chanel No
47. “Lying there naked to tempt me
48. For it would keep thee mystified, would turn thy rock of Faith to sand and tempt thee with its boldest lies which is the game it loves to play
49. With my background even if you’d seen me and been pleasant I’d have imagined the devil had arrived to tempt me and been too scared and embarrassed to stay
50. ‘As you said, savage, so don’t tempt me
1. Always be sure you have a snack handy or that you eat before leaving the house so you are not tempted by the fast food restaurants while you are out
2. "I'll admit, I would have been tempted to take an expedition out there if I knew there was four tons of aluminum to be found
3. Tempted, I hesitate; I’d said only the other day that I’d like to join him on one of his walks – I’m keen to discover more about the village … walking with Henry would be an excellent way to do it
4. “Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted” (Galatians 6:1)
5. I am tempted to stick my tongue out at him, but decide it would be too difficult explaining to Rose
6. It was the voice of the serpent that tempted Eve
7. Bitter odours of urine-soaked fabric tempted the flies to try their luck elsewhere
8. Jesus was tempted in every area that we were tempted
9. whenever you are tempted to reach for that chocolate box go to
10. ’ He replied with a smile, ‘Come on, or else I shall be tempted to throw you on the bed and forget about my mother
11. And although, as he grew older, he was tempted to get some help with the lawn mowing, old Ted could never quite bring himself to ring the telephone number of another old couple in the local village who advertised as odd job gardeners
12. "I have not slipped my bonds, though I was sorely tempted
13. Twice yesterday and twice today he was tempted to put it in
14. I’m tempted for a moment to tell him that it is my dream to have just that, but the poor man has been through enough today
15. She knew if the opportunity happened again, she would be sorely tempted
16. I was tempted to thank her for introducing me to you but thought that was a little OTT so refrained
17. be tempted by something that would later threaten you
18. And although, as he grew older, he was tempted to get some
19. 25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I
20. I’m tempted to ask her about Bunty but decide that it’s not really the time nor the place and anyway, she probably didn’t know her very well
21. The memory of the singing birds still fresh in her mind, Chrissie, wasn’t tempted to try the vegetables when they were served, sufficing herself with a little chicken and some bread
22. “I was, it was disturbing wasn’t it? It is so powerful I thought about saving it, I was tempted to even claim it, but in the end I left it with Yorthops
23. The serpent tempted them to eat the fruit
24. Eventually the sun came out and we were tempted into
25. Klowa noticed he was dizzy with the thrill of her and was tempted to say anything to continue what they were doing
26. He was very tempted to take a couple
27. Except that Jarvis had the cheek to ask for a sweet, I was tempted to say I had kept what he wrote on my leg and to cross him and his brother off the birthday list!
28. almost tempted to turn back themselves
29. ‘I’m almost tempted to risk swimming, rather than
30. Richard and Marguerite were sorely tempted to confront
31. was tempted to try out the Americans’ knowledge
32. Nerissa was tempted to show him her breasts now, and have it over… No, despite
33. It was difficult enough being around her, but now every guy in the vicinity would be tempted
34. I was tempted to hurl it into the back of his skull, but I resisted
35. That’s how you tempted him to help you
36. Nerissa tossed her sling out of the cart, so she wouldn’t be tempted to use it
37. They had not even noticed that the ceiling in the hallway’s end was open and tempted with the vision of an upper level
38. Danny was sorely tempted
39. The great profits of the Venetians tempted the avidity of the Portuguese
40. You can instantly see just by quickly reading these two headlines that you would be very tempted to see what the email has to offer
41. At first it tempted to overwhelm him, for each of the six dens was, individually, considerably larger than Lanshire
42. Wounded men always tempted the beasts, for it was the blood they desired, and not the honor
43. So rather than be tempted by the money he opted for a more research-based role in a semi-rural area, only having the occasional consultation if the patient – and they must qualify for that title – had a ‘genuine’ psychological condition
44. Agriculture is rendered less advantageous, and trade and manufactures more advantageous, than they otherwise would be; and every man is tempted by his own interest to turn, as much as he can, both his capital and his industry from the former to the latter employments
45. In those hormone-rich times he was even tempted to succumb to their advances, not particularly proud of himself
46. His stomach was not sure it wanted the meat substitute and for a moment was tempted to give it back
47. Shame hovered over me as I knew had it been another girl I might have been tempted to be a part of the gossip
48. understand that he'd never been tempted to ask
49. “And I was tempted
50. If the landlords should, the greater part of them, be tempted to farm the whole of their own lands, the country (instead of sober and industrious tenants, who are bound by their own interest to cultivate as well as their capital and skill will allow them) would be filled with idle and profligate bailiffs, whose abusive management would soon degrade the cultivation, and reduce the annual produce of the land, to the diminution, not only of the revenue of their masters, but of the most important part of that of the whole society
1. Sarah didn’t want to ask, but the bait was too tempting
2. Giving advice is tempting, but it is better ninety percent of the time to remain silent unless asked
3. I shake my head as he rushes into his study … oh Stephen, Stephen, you do wear your heart on your sleeve! Chuckling, I take myself out of earshot … it would be far too tempting to listen in and Stephen didn’t close the study door properly
4. He slowly stroked a hand up her side and then to her chest and took her, caressing and tempting her nipples to rise to their full extent with his fingers
5. How tempting was that! Put this all behind her, leave the most party of all worlds for one of the least? True, there would still be yaag available, but did she want to be that out of place? Did she know him that well? She was committing to a relationship of decades or striking out on her own into the unknown to leave him
6. As you've seen, the cherubs can be tempting
7. The documentary idea was tempting, but the young couple resisted the old man’s inducements
8. And after each evening she was faithfully out at the ridgeline, coaxing the paint pony ever closer with tempting delights
9. The documentary idea was tempting, but the young couple
10. 6This they said, tempting him that they might have to accuse him
11. The succulent scent of cooking food filled the room, tempting even her taste buds
12. My daughter told a different tale of Jorma’s involvement with drugs than his public face, and she began to complain to me that he was often tempting her with various substances
13. It was really tempting to spend more time with that lovely teacher also
14. And now this room which was not the other room which Jack was in before which was the other room that Jack had been in before and from Jack’s point of view the room he was now in was the other room and not the other room as the other room was the room he had been in when this room was the other room and the other room was the room Jack had been in which was not this room, but the other room, this room stood before Jack in all its glory with the big, tempting red button just begging to be pushed
15. was obviously tempting, but he was finding it hard to
16. "What happens to it all then?" Flitter gazed at the mounds of tempting food
17. more tempting than those of ered by Greece
18. She had a distinct aura that was nearly as tempting as her appearance
19. Zarko’s mind was in turmoil, fighting a difficult decision – the desire for a quickie with her was very tempting, to say the least
20. He couldn’t let them down now, tempting as it was
21. It was tempting to start another bottle, but about half each seemed adequate
22. “Different circumstances, a very long time ago – and that was self-defence! Although I have to admit it is tempting sometimes
23. had been thorough; Torbin wondered how tempting it might have been to get even more involved
24. I always used a cigarette end to light mine as a naked flame at night was too tempting a target for the Turkish snipers
25. How tempting to go back further
26. their skills was tempting
27. Hunger is a good sauce, and the creatures are collected, and a handful or two thrown into a fry-pan with a little fat, and though I did not try this tempting dish, they are said to be just passable, will keep a long time, and can be easily prepared
28. yesterday's dinner; this was the "full and tempting trough" for
29. The Community has been held hostage by the custodial promises of Big Government whose convincing arguments have superceded the enterprising values and ideas that many of them would otherwise find appealing, if not economically rewarding, were they not held politically captive by their tempting designs
30. Anything else is arguable and tempting disaster
31. So when they came - when they offered him such a tempting escape route - Albert Gray grabbed their money with both hands
32. It was tempting to cover your ears, but the three leaders maintained their stance
33. But what do I hear? Prattle about the nature of trees? It could at least have been an argument! The married couple, fleeing not only their enemies but the troubles that threaten to destroy their marriage, the sexy slave girl, tempting the man to infidelity
34. Was Laino doing this to her? Or was it her? She forced her eyes off his tempting lips, his deep gaze
35. Red and tempting
36. It annoyed him but at the same time, it was so tempting
37. Moreover, I am as arrogant as the next guy, and it is very tempting to take credit for what look to other people to be your ideas
38. What of saintly statuary and iconic emblems of celebratory events? What of the construction of great and beautiful cathedrals, and other magnificent Houses of Worship? Man seems unable to resist the tempting resort to physical reminders of an unphysical Presence
39. It was a tempting offer, but I really wasn‘t scared of him anymore
40. He said that, while it was tempting, he understood that our next foe would be the best yet and he didn’t want to miss out on them
41. In this age of instant gratification, it is tempting to focus on the tangible, momentary thrills—money, material goods, drugs—and lose sight of the
42. is tempting to lie for personal benefit, but it is a certain truth that the lies that give you an initial
43. Several of the houses here have signs outside indicating that they rent out rooms and it is tempting to stay here for a few weeks, perhaps even a few months
44. It was tempting and I still wonder if I did the right thing, but somehow it did not fit the warrior spirit to take such unfair advantage
45. I could see that the Concon was quite wide near the ocean and there was a very long, tempting flat area just south of the river all along a bend in the river where it turns southwest and then west to the sea
46. The idea was almost too exquisite to bear, far too tempting not to sink my fangs in, for a lack of choice of better wording
47. I looked at him in horror; the idea was ludicrous, wrong in every respect, but so damn tempting at the same time
48. She nodded; having Lucky here alone was bringing back dangerously tempting memories
49. Q: It is all very tempting, but how am I to proceed to realize my
50. “Care to join me?” he purred, hot water and Jesse was a very tempting thought
1. Mining, it seems, is considered there in the same light as here, as a lottery, in which the prizes do not compensate the blanks, though the greatness of some tempts many adventurers to throw away their fortunes in such unprosperous projects
2. This one is a good substitute for a hex, when your fear or anger tempts you in that direction:
3. your individuality in spite of all this which tempts you to be absorbed into an
4. He tempts you into evil for you to learn good
5. It tempts one away from the spiritual treasure and so it
6. tempts the mind and heart to futile endeavours
7. He knows it and the way he looks at women tempts us
8. of both (a) the part of mind that inspires us to be fair, and (b) the adverse part that tempts us to
9. Keep your bi-Continental chemtrails neath your own soulless feet, I wish to heal the land your conflict minerals have ravaged, as you have us, as we have each other in the throes power's lust for money tempts us, guising its harlotry with the lead painted faces of personal freedom and economic liberty
10. “But it tempts me so
11. Spenbucks & Sons often tempts its customers with samples of the latest perfumes
12. thinking the latter tempts men to be unjust, and the
13. God never tempts
14. "Besides," added he, "if the smell of their roast meat tempts you, I will go and offer them two of our birds for a slice
15. It was an inference with a conspicuous handle to it, and had been easily drawn by indifferent observers, that Lydgate was in debt; and he could not succeed in keeping out of his mind for long together that he was every day getting deeper into that swamp, which tempts men towards it with such a pretty covering of flowers and verdure
16. But then a sharp drop in the index in July and August tempts us to say we are in a bearish strong trend
17. How she rules over him! And yet there need only be a discussion and she has no words of her own but only repeats his inclination which tempts us to judge those nearest and dearest to us
18. This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate
19. It's just their defenselessness that tempts the tormentor, just the angelic confidence of the child who has no refuge and no appeal, that sets his vile blood on fire
20. Its most malign activity is that which is devoted to deceiving the children—those little ones of whom Jesus has said, "Woe be unto him who tempts the least of these
21. ” added Nicholas, yielding to that irresistible inclination which tempts us to judge those nearest and dearest to us