The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
Numbers
LawAnd when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
Acts
HistoryThen said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Psalms
PoetryAnd now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
Joshua
HistoryWhat could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThere the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNo man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.
Mark
GospelsSo that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
Job
Wisdom / JobNeither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAccording to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNow at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Mark
Gospels / MarkHe hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
Job
Wisdom / JobCome, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
Psalms
PoetryNone eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.