Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThe same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
Acts
History / LukeFrom the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThough thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsSo every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesTheir children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAlso the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Ezra
HistoryLet us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonFor the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1 John
General EpistlesSaying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Matthew
GospelsHe lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms
PoetryThey shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms
PoetryThen they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.