And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
Genesis
Law / MosesArise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahRejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSpecially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThen said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAfter two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
Mark
Gospels / MarkTherefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
Leviticus
LawAnd Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIf Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
Luke
GospelsBut man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Job
Wisdom / JobRiches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
Esther
HistoryHe hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThese were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
1 Chronicles
HistoryFor the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.