Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Matthew
GospelsUnto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Numbers
LawThe God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Psalms
PoetryThe children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryThen came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Exodus
LawAnd he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhich thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Ezra
HistoryThese are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
Deuteronomy
LawHis body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis
LawFeed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterBehold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James
General Epistles / JamesBut meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.