The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Psalms
PoetryThen all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,
Luke
GospelsAnd the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesA time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryThat they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!
Job
WisdomThey are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHow are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThat I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulI sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
Exodus
Law / MosesCarry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
Luke
Gospels / LukeO earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.