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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
Luke
GospelsI will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
Exodus
LawThen he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Nehemiah
HistoryAn horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSo shall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnHow thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Exodus
LawLooking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownSo I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Psalms
PoetryTheir knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
Exodus
Law / MosesThey have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Psalms
PoetrySo Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
Esther
History / MordecaiTo Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryThen thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
Acts
HistoryComfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.