Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
Numbers
LawFather, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
John
GospelsThou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNotwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
2 Kings
HistoryLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Solomon's Song
PoetryI saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielI rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Psalms
PoetryAnd as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Luke
GospelsAnd at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahWho immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
Acts
History / LukeConcerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
1 Chronicles
HistoryIt shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
Leviticus
LawAnd one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
Joshua
HistoryI thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesThen answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiRemember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Exodus
LawBut the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
1 Samuel
HistorySow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsFor when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,