Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
1 Kings
HistoryGive wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
2 Kings
History / JeremiahI will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luke
GospelsIf the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus
LawAnd if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesShall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
2 Samuel
HistoryThe Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Nehemiah
HistoryTruly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Job
WisdomFor they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
Genesis
LawAnd his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
Genesis
Law / MosesBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.