As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
John
GospelsBy much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Luke
GospelsI thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew
GospelsAnd he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Mark
GospelsSeeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Hebrews
General EpistlesYea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
Psalms
PoetryThe sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonTherefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Job
WisdomFor who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived?
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTo him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John
Gospels / JohnAs the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThat saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.