Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Psalms
PoetryRejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
Acts
HistoryAnd in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
Job
WisdomHe that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
Luke
GospelsThe ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
Mark
GospelsUnto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
Numbers
LawAttai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraDoth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
Job
WisdomAnd Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThe lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
Job
WisdomBut Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
John
Gospels / JohnTherefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.