Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Psalms
PoetryNevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBecause he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Job
Wisdom / JobFor now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsI know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
Job
WisdomThou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBehold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelMattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
Nehemiah
HistoryThe people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
John
Gospels / JohnBut he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Matthew
GospelsA wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewArt thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Job
WisdomO LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
Joshua
History / JoshuaIf, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraDeliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahTherefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhen pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs
WisdomThe proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Proverbs
WisdomLest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.