Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Numbers
LawPilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John
GospelsAnd he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThat I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs
WisdomMy soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Psalms
PoetryThe inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
Judges
HistoryAnd they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
Mark
GospelsFor thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahOut of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Numbers
Law / MosesAlso Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Matthew
GospelsAnd Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
Genesis
LawAnd the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation
ApocalypticOf all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
Leviticus
LawBut made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIf thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;