They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
Numbers
LawHold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they went out, and preached that men should repent.
Mark
GospelsWhoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
John
GospelsAnd if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
2 Samuel
HistoryThou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.
Psalms
PoetryBecause of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsHide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Psalms
PoetryBut ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
James
General EpistlesHe shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
Job
WisdomThe clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
1 Chronicles
HistoryIn that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahBecause they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThen Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHe draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.