Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus
LawBut and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luke
GospelsO 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 ProphetsI should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Psalms
PoetryEven so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
James
General EpistlesFor their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
Exodus
Law / MosesEthiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
Acts
HistoryI will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.
Judges
HistoryThese are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew
GospelsWhen they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
Matthew
GospelsAnd all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBut those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Luke
GospelsAnd the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielOf the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Ezra
History / EzraThe flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
Job
Wisdom / JobRid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: