As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
Ezra
History / EzraBut if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMoreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAll we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThey ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsWhen any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Matthew
GospelsWho serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
John
Gospels / JohnPaul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesBut made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,