A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Genesis
LawThen he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahMoses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
John
GospelsWhat then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Job
WisdomPleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs
WisdomWho in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.
Acts
History / LukeThe ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Genesis
LawRestore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahIn the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
Daniel
Major ProphetsHappy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
Leviticus
LawAnd when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBy what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles
HistoryIt is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.