And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
Solomon's Song
PoetrySo Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
Esther
HistoryBecause all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
Numbers
LawAnd God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis
LawO thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
Micah
Minor ProphetsI have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
Deuteronomy
LawBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
Mark
GospelsAfter my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Job
WisdomTherefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahDoth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job
Wisdom / JobHow long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms
PoetryAnd I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahIt shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.
Exodus
LawAnd when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelNot now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Philemon
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.