As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus
Law / MosesTwo wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSo the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
2 Samuel
HistoryThis gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
Psalms
PoetryAnd old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
Joshua
HistoryAnd all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
Leviticus
LawThen went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIf a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Ezra
HistoryThese are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBe strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
Judges
HistoryBut when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHow fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?