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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
Judges
HistoryAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraYea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages.
Joshua
HistoryYe are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
Leviticus
LawHer gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsSo shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThis our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
1 Kings
HistoryTherefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
Judges
HistoryAnd Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTeach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Job
WisdomAfter two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaEven there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBe not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahYet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAgain, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
Hebrews
General EpistlesHadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.