But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Psalms
PoetryCursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Genesis
LawLORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Exodus
Law / MosesBut have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHe is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Job
WisdomTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
Genesis
Law / MosesThey drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBehold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
Genesis
Law / MosesOnce have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Job
WisdomThis thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonWho hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Genesis
LawAnd yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThe pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
Exodus
LawBut he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.