The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesBut he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
Micah
Minor ProphetsThe bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
Psalms
PoetryThe keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
Genesis
LawYe do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
John
GospelsThe spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Judges
HistoryAnd when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
Judges
History / SamuelYe mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownBe not ye therefore partakers with them.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
1 Kings
HistoryBut when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
Leviticus
LawFor his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Genesis
LawIt hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house, in the ears of all the people.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahFor the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
Nehemiah
HistoryThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: