For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
Luke
GospelsWho will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
Nehemiah
HistoryAccording to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Mark
GospelsJesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
John
Gospels / JohnSo Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
Judges
History / SamuelFor the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Nehemiah
HistoryFor he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
2 Samuel
HistoryI am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
2 Samuel
HistoryBecause of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Mark
GospelsLest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,