But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel
HistoryCome on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Psalms
PoetryShall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Job
WisdomRejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
Deuteronomy
LawFor the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
John
Gospels / JohnHear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAlso for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulMy beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWho shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.