I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Psalms
PoetryA bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawAnd he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
Mark
GospelsAt midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
Leviticus
LawNow therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.
Deuteronomy
LawThe ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownBlessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Luke
GospelsThen Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
1 Samuel
HistoryCursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Deuteronomy
LawHarden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd thirty and six thousand beeves,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Proverbs
WisdomConsider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Psalms
PoetryThey that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesKnow now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job
WisdomIs not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.