I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door.
2 Kings
History / Jeremiah(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Hebrews
General EpistlesMoab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew
GospelsNevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
Judges
History / SamuelThat no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulRemember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Numbers
Law / MosesI will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielI create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahFor if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThey have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
Proverbs
WisdomBut he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: