Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
Psalms
PoetryIn that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Proverbs
WisdomFor thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Luke
GospelsBut if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job
WisdomAnd it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAs for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Exodus
LawAnd he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHow shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
Judges
HistoryWisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs
WisdomBut thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
Exodus
LawAnd as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?