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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNeither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahSend ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWhat then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsReturn, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother.
Genesis
LawThe Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter
General EpistlesAnd out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Genesis
LawAnd when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Genesis
LawAnd there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThen shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
2 Chronicles
HistorySihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Joshua
HistoryAnd offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHe that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThere is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.