The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
John
Gospels / JohnBut I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
John
GospelsIf God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
Job
WisdomAnd a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsBecause thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnWhen I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mark
GospelsIf therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBy this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
2 Kings
HistoryAccording to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHowbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
Acts
HistoryAnd after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
Acts
HistoryI will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThough the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job
Wisdom / JobSo David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?