A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis
LawAnd he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
Ruth
HistoryThe sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Genesis
Law / MosesWho is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Haggai
Minor ProphetsAnd they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
Luke
GospelsThey continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Genesis
Law / MosesSurely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Numbers
Law / MosesThese things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
John
GospelsAnd when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present.
Judges
HistoryThus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.
Amos
Minor ProphetsThe eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThen remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Acts
History / LukeThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnBut John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewHow our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:
Numbers
LawThen said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiFor they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsBut the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.