But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis
LawAnd when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Genesis
LawFor his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
Esther
HistoryThen Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day.
Judges
History / SamuelWho raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms
PoetryConfidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.
Acts
History / LukeAnd all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
Deuteronomy
LawGive unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWatch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew
Gospels / Matthew(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Luke
GospelsAnd in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
Leviticus
LawFor thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.