He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
Joshua
HistoryAnd I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
John
GospelsThus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
Exodus
LawYea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us;
Hosea
Minor ProphetsHear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosBut the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Luke
GospelsFor my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
Psalms
PoetryBehold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
Psalms
PoetryAnd, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
Luke
Gospels / LukeLet your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesThus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.