And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
1 Kings
HistoryYea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
Job
Wisdom / JobNow we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers
LawAnd Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThat your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulSo we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.
Deuteronomy
LawThen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Esther
HistoryFor, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Psalms
PoetryAnd said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
Genesis
LawAnd I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Proverbs
WisdomCause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.