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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsWho are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahKnowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
Judges
History / SamuelA nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.
John
Gospels / JohnThese words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
John
GospelsJerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThat they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Exodus
Law / MosesIt is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Psalms
PoetryHe shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahElse when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanShe said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Genesis
LawYe have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: