Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
John
GospelsAnd thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
Judges
HistoryAs the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
Joshua
HistoryThey shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
Acts
History / LukeThen judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSo the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
Ezra
History / EzraHe made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraRejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBehold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
Leviticus
LawYea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Acts
HistoryBe ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.