As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
Numbers
LawAvoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsMattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Judges
HistoryHe shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Psalms
PoetryO LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
Leviticus
Law / MosesHe spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
Numbers
Law / MosesSo Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
1 Samuel
HistoryVanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomEach charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Numbers
Law / MosesNow to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
Joshua
HistoryHe brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTo them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThey shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.