Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms
PoetrySo Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
LawAnd make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
Genesis
Law / MosesSo he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
Judges
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
Luke
Gospels / LukeYe shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
Exodus
Law / MosesAs when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:
Deuteronomy
LawNow Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.
Judges
HistoryHe cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Genesis
LawUnderstand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.
Deuteronomy
LawNevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraBut, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:
Genesis
LawThou 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 ProphetsHebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
HistoryWhatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place.
Leviticus
LawThe king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
Genesis
Law / MosesMercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.