For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
Genesis
Law / MosesLet them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John
GospelsNow therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Mark
GospelsTo another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHow much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.
Judges
HistoryBlessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryThen said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Exodus
LawEven the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesI thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesUnto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
Genesis
LawAnd Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.