“Ko e tokotaha ʻoku manako ʻi hono maʻu ha taimi fakafiefiá ʻe hoko ʻo masiva; ko e tokotaha ʻoku manako ʻi he uainé mo e loló ʻe ʻikai te ne hoko ʻo tuʻumālie.”

Palōveepi 21:17

“Ko e tokotaha noó ko ha tamaioʻeiki ia ki he tokotaha tali noó.”

Palōveepi 22:7

“Ko hai ia ʻiate kimoutolu ʻokú ne loto ke langa ha taua te ne taʻetomuʻa tangutu hifo ʻo fikaʻi ʻa e fakamolé ke sio pe ʻokú ne maʻu ha meʻa feʻunga ke fakakakatoʻaki ia? He ka ʻikai, te ne fakatoka nai hono fakavaʻé kae ʻikai lava ke fakaʻosi ia, pea ko kinautolu kotoa ʻe mamata ki aí te nau kamata lumaʻi ia, ʻo pehē: ‘Ko e tangatá ni naʻá ne kamata ke langa kae ʻikai lava ke ne fakaʻosi ia.’”

Luke 14:28-30

“ʻI he hili ʻenau kai ʻo mākoná, naʻá ne pehē ki heʻene kau ākongá: ‘Tānaki fakataha ʻa e mapakipakiʻi mā ʻoku toé, ke ʻoua ʻe maumau ha meʻa.’”

Sione 6:12