Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs
WisdomBut if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
Judges
HistoryAnd he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Genesis
LawBut I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
Genesis
Law / MosesJoash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Chronicles
HistorySay ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
John
GospelsAnd the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Mark
GospelsIn their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelLie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhich we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Psalms
PoetryHarness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet,
Joshua
HistoryYet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.