For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?
Joshua
History / JoshuaElihu spake moreover, and said,
Job
WisdomAnd it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation?
Genesis
LawAnd he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
Judges
HistoryThe rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTalk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
1 Samuel
HistorySing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
2 Samuel
HistoryJesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
John
GospelsAnd there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
Mark
GospelsAnd he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
Luke
GospelsAnd many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John
GospelsAnd if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew
GospelsThe LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Psalms
PoetryLet the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraLet integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus
LawFor we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward.