Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Revelation
ApocalypticThou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSeemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?
Numbers
LawObey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownI will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra
History / EzraBut Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
Ezra
History / EzraThen the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
Judges
HistoryAnd the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawKnow ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThat this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?
Joshua
HistoryWas he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.
Genesis
LawSave when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Deuteronomy
LawSaying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Acts
History / LukeAnd David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.