And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesMoreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAs for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWho hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsForasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewO God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father;
Genesis
Law / MosesRise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
Matthew
GospelsSaying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsThe watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
Solomon's Song
PoetryThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesShall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Amos
Minor ProphetsThat thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
Genesis
LawThough I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: