And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms
PoetryNow the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Judges
History / SamuelThen shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
Luke
GospelsAnd they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielWhich forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs
WisdomWherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFrom above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
Mark
GospelsAnd they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
Numbers
LawSuch is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
Exodus
LawAnd I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawIn the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahTherefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhen therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
John
GospelsDoth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHaving abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;