It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
Judges
History / SamuelThen saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Matthew
GospelsWhiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Acts
HistoryBecause of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahConcerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSo that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Ezra
History / EzraFor their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Genesis
Law / MosesMany shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThese are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.
Jude
General EpistlesHe preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Job
WisdomAnd they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:
Numbers
LawAnd he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Psalms
PoetryAnd desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
Acts
History / LukeAnd it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Genesis
LawSo were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
Numbers
LawWho hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulHariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahHe rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.