For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs
WisdomNamely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath.
Judges
HistoryAnd Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days:
Genesis
LawAnd there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
Mark
GospelsAnd the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
Numbers
LawShall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Acts
HistoryIf thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWho also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Micah
Minor ProphetsWhen thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWoe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukWhen she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
Mark
GospelsBlessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIt is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWoe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesBut Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsO my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mark
Gospels / MarkSo he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.
Acts
History / LukeWatch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: