Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMy God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
Psalms
PoetryReproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Psalms
PoetryThus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahIf the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
Leviticus
LawAnd I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHer priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.
1 Kings
HistoryBehold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Psalms
PoetryAnd should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
Mark
GospelsNeither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIn the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
2 Kings
History / Jeremiah(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
Deuteronomy
LawSo likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.
Luke
GospelsTeach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Job
Wisdom / JobAt destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
1 Chronicles
HistoryNeither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.