He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Esther
HistoryThen king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and Nathan(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Luke
GospelsAnd when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?
Daniel
Major ProphetsSend me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewSo Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles
HistoryEven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew
GospelsAnd their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
Matthew
GospelsFor whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Acts
HistoryThe voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahJudah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesThe land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand.
1 Samuel
HistoryWherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesTo Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesSo they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Job
Wisdom / JobButter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.