Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNeither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesTake ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsWalk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesThey conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Job
WisdomThe hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Psalms
PoetryThe king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus
LawGreet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut Job answered and said,
Job
WisdomThe precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahIgal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Judges
HistoryHow forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Job
Wisdom / JobHe hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Psalms
PoetryNevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahHe said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
Acts
HistoryAnd the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTherefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.