Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
1 Kings
HistoryNow also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
Micah
Minor ProphetsHaving the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBe not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Matthew
GospelsMarvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.
Genesis
LawAnd Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
Genesis
LawThe crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Proverbs
WisdomBut he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
Joshua
History / JoshuaNow Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis
LawThey shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukPraise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms
PoetryGather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
Deuteronomy
LawHe that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,
Numbers
LawAnd Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.