And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
Ezra
HistoryWherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterI have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAt this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
Job
Wisdom / JobIf thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Nehemiah
HistoryBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownDo this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
1 Kings
HistoryAbove when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
Hebrews
General EpistlesThen the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Acts
HistoryIf I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Psalms
PoetryThen said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownLength of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Luke
Gospels / LukeMoreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.
Numbers
Law / MosesAs the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John
GospelsWhen Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
John
Gospels / JohnFor the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.