For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAbram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Genesis
LawThen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
Job
WisdomAlso thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawThen thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
Deuteronomy
LawTherefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Mark
GospelsIf indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis
LawAnd great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
Matthew
GospelsAnd Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
Mark
GospelsAnd said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsThen said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsOf whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Judges
History / SamuelThou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.