For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
Mark
GospelsBut if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim;
Joshua
History / JoshuaO Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Judges
HistoryThen came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Matthew
GospelsAnd let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Ezra
History / EzraThe wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Psalms
PoetryThese ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThen came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThe sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
Genesis
Law / MosesBy the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.