I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
Leviticus
LawBut when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanHallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
1 Kings
HistoryOr he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you:
Joshua
HistoryFor many are called, but few are chosen.
Matthew
GospelsO thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
2 Chronicles
HistoryRemember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFrom following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahMoreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsI watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.