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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Deuteronomy
LawIf any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter
General EpistlesOnly that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
Judges
History / SamuelTherefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesWhich thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
Luke
GospelsThe heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.
Leviticus
Law / MosesGo to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhile he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
Psalms
PoetrySo Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;
Leviticus
Law / MosesMoreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.