As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaSo Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
HistoryThe captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAn evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs
WisdomA land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalms
PoetryHe answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
2 Chronicles
HistoryGive heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.
Acts
HistoryAnd many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
Luke
GospelsAnd it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
Genesis
LawBe ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Matthew
GospelsAnd thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.
Genesis
LawThat confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Job
Wisdom / JobWhen I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.