Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psalms
PoetryBut as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
Exodus
Law / MosesIniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBut I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIs the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Acts
HistoryHe that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs
WisdomFor it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Genesis
LawUnto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesFor unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesArt thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsThese going before tarried for us at Troas.
Acts
History / LukeAnd whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Ezra
History / EzraTake heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:
Deuteronomy
LawBut the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Acts
HistoryBehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.