The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Matthew
GospelsAnd there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhen the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.
Genesis
LawAnd ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Mark
Gospels / MarkGavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Luke
GospelsAnd ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBoth low and high, rich and poor, together.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
2 Kings
HistoryThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Proverbs
WisdomFor according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhere is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
LawWatch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Mark
GospelsDarts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Job
WisdomAnd they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
1 Samuel
HistoryYe have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsTurn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Psalms
PoetryWhom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.