For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
Judges
History / SamuelWhy is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job
Wisdom / JobIf thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Proverbs
WisdomWho layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:
Psalms
PoetryWhen your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownHear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
2 Peter
General Epistles / PeterAnd when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Exodus
LawThen Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis
LawAnd her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
Genesis
LawAnd he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
1 Kings
HistoryFor if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownSo Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.
Exodus
Law / MosesWho passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram,
Numbers
Law / MosesJesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.
Genesis
Law / MosesThy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.