Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraLust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
Acts
History / LukeAnd all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
Esther
HistoryTherefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Luke
GospelsAnd when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThe slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
Luke
Gospels / LukeBeware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIt is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Psalms
PoetryBind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
Proverbs
WisdomCry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsGive out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me.
Joshua
HistoryThy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Psalms
PoetryBut if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Leviticus
LawAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
Exodus
Law / MosesWherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.