Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThough hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.
Numbers
Law / MosesLet us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesLook upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
Mark
Gospels / MarkThe snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
Job
WisdomBut Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulSpeak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
Numbers
LawThe cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesAnd they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep.
Genesis
LawLet my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
Psalms
PoetryAnd of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
Ezra
HistoryFor he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people.
Numbers
LawBehold, I have told you before.