As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSo shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSo that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMany seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
Judges
HistoryThen let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
Exodus
Law / MosesAhaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:
2 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsThe LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
Exodus
LawThe LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:
Acts
History / LukeBut I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
Mark
GospelsAnd there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
Ezra
HistoryAll the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThese things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John
GospelsAt his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThough I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Job
WisdomAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesBut when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.