And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs
WisdomThere is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomNow in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Esther
History / MordecaiSo the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew
GospelsOnly in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Exodus
LawAnd after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exodus
Law / MosesLet thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Psalms
PoetryMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHis offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was 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
Law / MosesAhinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Exodus
Law / MosesMy soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.
Acts
History / LukeAnd the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
Luke
GospelsFor he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Psalms
PoetryAshdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
Joshua
History / JoshuaWoe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: