It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
John
GospelsYour fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
1 Kings
HistoryArise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
LawAnd Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they.
Exodus
LawAnd over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTake an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeTo him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahKnow ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms
PoetryMy flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms
PoetrySay unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
LawAnd they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
Exodus
LawI have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,