For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIn the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
Genesis
LawThen said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus
LawAnd they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
Judges
History / SamuelThen he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
Numbers
LawThe lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesMy mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
Genesis
LawAnd the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Exodus
LawThe king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelOf the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.