It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBrethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
Acts
HistoryLet thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
Psalms
PoetryThou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
2 Samuel
HistoryHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
Acts
History / LukeTherefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
Joshua
History / JoshuaZadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanTherefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThen came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
Matthew
GospelsAs thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThat ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBut ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.