But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAlso when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
John
GospelsBe merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAll thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIf thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Micah
Minor ProphetsUpon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhen thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis
LawAnd Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOf the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites:
Numbers
Law / MosesThus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThis people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
Micah
Minor ProphetsTo shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.