The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
Ruth
HistoryAnd David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Matthew
GospelsConsider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsAnd, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanArise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
Psalms
PoetryAgainst an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
John
Gospels / JohnThey change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
Job
WisdomNevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua
HistoryWhy sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsAnd Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
Genesis
LawFor the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSon of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus
LawDavid therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.