Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesGive not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewFavour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Numbers
Law / MosesI cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus
Law / MosesWhoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,
Leviticus
LawThough these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
2 Kings
HistoryThis is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
Numbers
LawCut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:
Numbers
LawThen hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
2 Peter
General EpistlesNow at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBeside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mark
GospelsAnd let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
Genesis
LawAnd he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.