O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
Exodus
LawWho will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psalms
PoetryGird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
Joel
Minor ProphetsFor the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHe divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
Job
WisdomAnd Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWhether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
Acts
HistoryFor surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsIn the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAn hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
Genesis
LawAs he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.