It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAs for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryLikewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
1 Peter
General EpistlesAnd for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
Numbers
Law / MosesA grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnYet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIs not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhich made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNeither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them.
Judges
HistoryAnd the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
Numbers
LawAnd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
Matthew
GospelsAnd other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Genesis
LawThat they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD:
Leviticus
LawFor she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
Matthew
GospelsWhoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.