That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Psalms
PoetryAnd at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
Joshua
HistoryIn the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
Esther
History / MordecaiMeats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
Deuteronomy
LawFalse witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Psalms
PoetryFor the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
Numbers
LawAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
Exodus
Law / MosesThen shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
1 Kings
HistoryRehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John
GospelsBehold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Judges
HistoryIf in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIt repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnFinally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Acts
History / LukeThese words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSo Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
1 Kings
HistoryThey which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.