Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou shalt not steal.
Exodus
LawAnd it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
Deuteronomy
LawAs concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
Judges
History / SamuelFor thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job
WisdomBut the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThere is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesWithhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Psalms
PoetrySo they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
John
Gospels / JohnThen said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.
John
GospelsUpon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAll this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomSo Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahCursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Genesis
LawHe looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.