Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow 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 EpistlesThe children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
Ezra
History / EzraWherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Job
Wisdom / JobYe are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanWilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Job
WisdomBut the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Esther
HistoryThese all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownPaul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesThus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiThen may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhich was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,
Luke
GospelsAnd all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Judges
HistoryAnd that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnWhich some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulSaying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosAnd he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
Acts
HistoryAnd he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.