And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhen the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd ye are witnesses of these things.
Luke
GospelsThat thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Job
WisdomWhen thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThese were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesLo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
Numbers
Law / MosesDeclare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAs they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis
Law / MosesRegard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsFor they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Job
WisdomAnd they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
John
GospelsAnd the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.