So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
Leviticus
LawTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Judges
HistoryBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahMoreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThey have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNow the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulTherefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
Deuteronomy
LawSo the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.
Deuteronomy
LawSo there was a division among the people because of him.
John
GospelsIf I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
Exodus
LawSo when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts
HistoryAnd because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
Acts
HistoryFor, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.