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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
Daniel
Major ProphetsMy soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms
PoetryFor indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
Deuteronomy
LawThen said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges
HistoryDeliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalms
PoetryAn high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Acts
History / LukeAnd they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
Numbers
LawAnd he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew
GospelsSpeak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
2 Kings
HistoryWhich were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTo him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIf it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Genesis
LawAnd David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.