Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
Psalms
PoetryBut Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
James
General EpistlesSo the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luke
Gospels / LukeYea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.
Numbers
LawLet their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
Genesis
LawAnd whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Matthew
GospelsBlessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Luke
GospelsBehold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHis seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalms
PoetryHe was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines.
1 Chronicles
HistoryWho hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: