That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHappy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsBut the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Acts
History / LukeHe pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death.
Joshua
HistoryAll the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLet all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsShall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Job
WisdomAnd Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
Genesis
LawThis wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Acts
HistoryThen said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNow it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.