A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus
Law / MosesYet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTrust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
1 Samuel
HistoryI have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psalms
PoetryAnd said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
HistoryAnd whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Numbers
LawHis children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Job
WisdomThen the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Acts
History / LukeIt repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
Daniel
Major ProphetsOthers said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
John
Gospels / JohnThese are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
Numbers
LawIn his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
2 Kings
HistoryThou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThere brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryArise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.