He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
2 Chronicles
HistoryYea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Job
WisdomWho seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
Acts
History / LukeThen there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Acts
HistoryA land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Deuteronomy
LawThen he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahMy people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsI have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
PoetryAnd came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Deuteronomy
LawBut I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luke
GospelsYe shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Exodus
LawAnd the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryI gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.