A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTo him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryBut Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Acts
History / LukeThou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBefore the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
Psalms
PoetryWoe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Nehemiah
HistoryBehold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
2 Samuel
HistoryPrinces shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSurely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonOne kid of the goats for a sin offering:
Numbers
LawA divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonNevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.