When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Job
Wisdom / JobRejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBelieve me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
John
GospelsYe shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
LawThe king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
Joshua
HistoryAnd after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
Judges
History / SamuelThe LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Psalms
PoetryThe men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
Mark
GospelsThe LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
Psalms
PoetryHe that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
Joshua
HistoryI have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Genesis
LawAnd Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.