When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThat chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosIt is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonI am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraJoah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
2 Peter
General EpistlesNow we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Hebrews
General EpistlesA brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Psalms
PoetryAnd she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth
HistoryTake ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAfter him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Ezra
HistoryAnd the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Exodus
LawAnd they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.