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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Job
WisdomHe built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Acts
HistoryTake thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosGo, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSave thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
Psalms
PoetryThey are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
John
GospelsAnd when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
Acts
HistoryNow to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Leviticus
LawAnd they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
Psalms
PoetryThen the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
2 Samuel
HistoryYe judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Genesis
LawOf the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
LawBut whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAlso day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesMy son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: