They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Esther
History / MordecaiFor I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
Luke
Gospels / LukeWould ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
Ruth
HistoryWhom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd he left all, rose up, and followed him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSeek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
Luke
GospelsAnd he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
Acts
HistoryMine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Psalms
PoetryLet no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.