Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:
Psalms
PoetryWho hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
2 Chronicles
HistoryJesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
John
GospelsThese are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
Numbers
LawAnd Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
Joshua
HistoryBut your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
Numbers
Law / MosesTake his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
Genesis
Law / MosesFor by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Matthew
GospelsAnd they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
Ezra
History / EzraIf it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luke
GospelsSon of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsPilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?
John
Gospels / JohnBut the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)