Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Psalms
PoetryFor again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
Genesis
Law / MosesHe that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraDo unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Psalms
PoetryAnd they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
2 Kings
HistoryRemove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psalms
PoetryDig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIf a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:
Leviticus
LawIt was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
1 Kings
HistoryThus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
Genesis
LawAnd about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBy the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
Exodus
Law / MosesThat the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
Philemon
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?