For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
Deuteronomy
LawThey came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
Job
WisdomAnd one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
James
General EpistlesAnd he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
John
GospelsThen said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsOf the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraForbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
Judges
History / SamuelAnd on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers
LawHe hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalms
PoetryBut Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAlexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Acts
HistoryAnd the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHis offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:
Numbers
LawAnd the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
1 Chronicles
HistoryHe shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.