Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Leviticus
Law / MosesWhen Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
2 Samuel
HistoryNow it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLet the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelNotwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1 John
General EpistlesBut what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWith trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDo good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Job
WisdomThou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahLachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
Joshua
HistoryWill the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Leviticus
LawNow when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
John
GospelsAnd he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
2 Kings
HistoryTherefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;