And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsThy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
Psalms
PoetryRemember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Ecclesiastes
WisdomFor, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Psalms
PoetryThus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryEsther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
Esther
HistoryFor the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulTurn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Luke
Gospels / LukeNow when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
Genesis
Law / MosesLong time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts
History / LukeAnd all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
Joshua
HistoryAnd I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
Exodus
LawAnd when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
Acts
History / LukeTherefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.