When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
Psalms
PoetryOr despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesLet us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsIf they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaWherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSeraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahWhen they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWhen the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;
Leviticus
LawThe sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.
Genesis
LawAnd I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Psalms
PoetryAgain the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,