One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luke
Gospels / LukeWho, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job
WisdomAnd they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
2 Kings
HistoryWhose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
Exodus
LawThou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
Nehemiah
HistoryFrom thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants.
Genesis
LawI am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIf thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
Job
WisdomThen said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small.
Amos
Minor ProphetsPass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahDoth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Job
WisdomAnd he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
Genesis
LawWisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Numbers
LawThou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Psalms
PoetryBut when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAs I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;