Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWith the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
2 Samuel
HistoryThen Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Matthew
GospelsTherefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job
WisdomWhen thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielTherefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahJesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWho hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
Micah
Minor ProphetsHe that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
Numbers
Law / MosesGod is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
1 Samuel
HistoryThey mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.
Psalms
PoetryThy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewYe call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
John
Gospels / JohnThen said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
Esther
HistoryIs not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis
LawAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.