And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Acts
HistoryWherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs
WisdomThen Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
Luke
GospelsFor I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Ezra
History / EzraThat we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThen said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd of some have compassion, making a difference:
Jude
General Epistles / JudeFor I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeYet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonDesiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesRejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomCursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deuteronomy
LawOne basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.