When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis
Law / MosesNevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
Matthew
GospelsFor thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis
Law / MosesMoreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
Judges
HistoryAnd the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Exodus
LawLet the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Job
WisdomAnd this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
Judges
HistoryHe that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
Leviticus
LawWhosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Joshua
HistoryHath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
Deuteronomy
LawThen certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewOver against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.