And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMoreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges
HistoryHear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
Job
Wisdom / JobRejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd 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
HistoryThat I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHonour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesThe children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
Judges
HistoryWe are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
Leviticus
LawAnd thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
Exodus
Law / MosesEven to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.
Numbers
LawAnd I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsA scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs
WisdomHe delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.