He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWoe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Luke
GospelsFor I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
Job
WisdomThat the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.
John
Gospels / JohnHe loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
Proverbs
WisdomO sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut neither so did their witness agree together.
Mark
GospelsYour words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
Exodus
LawBut if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
Leviticus
LawThen said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraHe hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawSlay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
Exodus
LawWith the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?