Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonEven so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewEither how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luke
GospelsSo the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.
Judges
HistoryAfter him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Nehemiah
HistoryYet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
Acts
HistoryFor we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNow Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTherefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Acts
HistoryThe fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Proverbs
WisdomThy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryThe vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
2 Samuel
HistoryHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersCalled of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews
General EpistlesTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhen the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.