And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs
WisdomYe daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
Judges
HistoryVerily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielOne is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
Job
Wisdom / JobDevise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
Joshua
HistoryAnd these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
Deuteronomy
LawAnd when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraOf the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
Numbers
LawFor in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Luke
GospelsAnd there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.