He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
John
GospelsNow no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAlso he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
Exodus
LawAnd there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John
Gospels / JohnThere is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulWisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAlexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesShall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielA foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Proverbs
WisdomNow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Ezra
HistoryWhose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
Proverbs
WisdomThus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAfterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.