As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanIt is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThere are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts
HistoryDeliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Psalms
PoetryPeter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Matthew
GospelsWherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
2 Peter
General EpistlesShe put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
Judges
HistoryAnd when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
Numbers
Law / MosesNow faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews
General EpistlesThat the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
John
Gospels / JohnFor they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryO satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahFor I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.
Joshua
HistoryAs arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.
Psalms
PoetryThe children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
Nehemiah
HistoryYea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.