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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhich have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
2 Peter
General EpistlesThou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
Amos
Minor ProphetsTake heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Genesis
LawHe hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
Job
WisdomThe LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsWhile he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielTake heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewShall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
Micah
Minor ProphetsO Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhen Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Esther
History / MordecaiYet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAccording to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few.