And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Job
Wisdom / JobBut go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Matthew
GospelsBut Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Job
WisdomDeath and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs
WisdomMy beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Genesis
LawThe hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesSurely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
Deuteronomy
LawWhen Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsNevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownWhen Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.