Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
Psalms
PoetryThen Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
2 Chronicles
HistoryComfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBlessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanPraise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEvery thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Numbers
LawEphraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaMen do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Judges
HistoryBut now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThe wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.