And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWill the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Job
WisdomAnd these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
Genesis
LawA man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraI have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
Solomon's Song
PoetryNow therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
2 Samuel
HistoryBy the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
Genesis
LawAnd Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesI taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsI smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsFor the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIf then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Acts
HistoryAnd these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.