Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Acts
History / LukeFor the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBecause the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBy little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.
Exodus
LawThey cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Psalms
PoetryThen they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsWhen Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
Matthew
GospelsThus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd 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
Law / MosesThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
Genesis
LawFor it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
1 Peter
General EpistlesIf the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:
Deuteronomy
LawWherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
Genesis
Law / MosesEven those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
Numbers
LawFor the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments.
Numbers
LawWhen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.