By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Nehemiah
HistoryLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Psalms
PoetryHe sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
Exodus
Law / MosesPride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Acts
HistoryFor I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Matthew
GospelsWhether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhich of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Acts
HistoryWhich make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.
Job
WisdomAnd straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Mark
GospelsAnd I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Mark
Gospels / MarkProud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.