Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Deuteronomy
LawRighteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Psalms
PoetryHe maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAlso can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Job
Wisdom(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
Genesis
LawAnd Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis
LawFor this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewGod is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
Psalms
PoetryFor that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Exodus
LawAnd deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Matthew
Gospels(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)
Luke
GospelsAnd certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
Luke
Gospels / LukeSave Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWalk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesThen Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Mark
GospelsFor dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBecause thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.