For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
1 John
General EpistlesThough Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.
Numbers
LawAnd she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
Ruth
HistoryBless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
Genesis
LawThou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Psalms
PoetryFor they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Psalms
PoetryThe righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBehold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
John
GospelsSome trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
Nehemiah
HistoryFor from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
Luke
GospelsAnd they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim.
Judges
HistoryAnd I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsHe saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Acts
History / LukeAnd after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSo they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.