As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
Acts
History / LukeBut, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.
Amos
Minor ProphetsDo not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThis is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;
Leviticus
LawAnd when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHe giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Psalms
PoetryAnd one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
1 Kings
HistoryBehold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
Deuteronomy
LawThen said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTherefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.
Job
Wisdom / JobBut and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulArise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Psalms
PoetryHis strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Job
WisdomWhich thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
Luke
GospelsBut Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
2 Samuel
HistoryBut his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.