Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
Judges
HistoryAnd the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
Judges
HistoryAnd herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulImmediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Acts
History / LukeAnd I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaFor thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumNow when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIf thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesA third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
Psalms
PoetryThou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEvery purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAlso I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
Judges
HistoryAnd they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Genesis
LawBehold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.