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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Proverbs
WisdomFor he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
Mark
GospelsAnd five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus
Law / MosesOffer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsO LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psalms
PoetryBut I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTake my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew
GospelsLet not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAhimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
Acts
HistoryWith whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
John
Gospels / JohnI will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOf the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahShould a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job
Wisdom / JobLike as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: