I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
2 Samuel
HistoryLet my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Psalms
PoetryThey are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor he that is dead is freed from sin.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThen spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahCertain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsEvery prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonEsther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it.
Esther
HistoryAnd now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Ruth
HistoryMoreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
Exodus
LawConsider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther
History / MordecaiMercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Matthew
GospelsThere is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Proverbs
WisdomSalute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Judges
HistoryAnd all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAs for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.