And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Amos
Minor ProphetsLORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
Psalms
PoetryMy father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
Genesis
LawThey also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Psalms
PoetryThey fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
Judges
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAs the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesGather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAll things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonFor in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel
HistoryBehold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThey that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsFor I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.
Numbers
LawHe that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs
WisdomThen said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Joshua
HistoryVerily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Psalms
PoetryAnd gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
Matthew
GospelsBehold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahWhy leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWas the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?