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
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAt his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThough Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWho shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Luke
GospelsAnd changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
Exodus
Law / MosesNeither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
John
GospelsFor thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Ezra
HistoryThough thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryNeither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
Judges
HistoryAnd it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIf a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:
Deuteronomy
LawBut he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Exodus
LawAnd thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus
LawAll my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?