He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhich rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
Genesis
Law / MosesI will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDelight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Acts
History / LukeAnd as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahJesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:
John
Gospels / JohnAnd as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
Mark
GospelsAnd he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThis is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Job
Wisdom / JobWhere is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNow Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Job
Wisdom / JobDeclare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.