A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNow therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Ezra
HistoryAnd 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
HistoryBut ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsFor I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
John
GospelsAnd God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.
Numbers
LawFor all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnNow from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
Matthew
GospelsAnd reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus
LawHer Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
Lamentations
Major ProphetsFor this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
2 Samuel
HistoryBehold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBecause it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job
WisdomAnd he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraTake heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.