Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
Judges
History / SamuelI am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
Exodus
LawLORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Psalms
PoetryBehold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Numbers
LawAnd they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
Exodus
LawMoreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus
LawWherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
Judges
History / SamuelTherefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryMoreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
1 Kings
HistoryBoth low and high, rich and poor, together.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
Mark
Gospels / MarkIt is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Psalms
PoetryAnd teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Acts
History / LukeUthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
1 Chronicles
HistoryPrinces also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThere shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
Esther
History / MordecaiWhen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.