I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
Numbers
Law / MosesMy voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Psalms
PoetryThine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
1 John
General EpistlesThere is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs
WisdomThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Luke
GospelsBut these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBeware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy
LawThat saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahLet my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
Genesis
LawThou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahTo wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSet up the standard upon the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set up the watchmen, prepare the ambushes: for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
Nehemiah
HistoryGod be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNow the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.