It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterThe hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Psalms
PoetryTo that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis
LawFurthermore Elihu answered and said,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesHis left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonFor they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulIf I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
Acts
History / LukeThe LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.
Exodus
Law / MosesIn those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsA good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Proverbs
WisdomBut I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee.
John
GospelsO my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.