It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Psalms
PoetryThen the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew
GospelsThat prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThen the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Psalms
PoetryBut he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering.
Numbers
Law / MosesShould he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Job
WisdomFor because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Psalms
PoetryThen all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
Ezra
HistoryI pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
John
Gospels / JohnIn that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
2 Kings
HistoryAll these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Esther
HistoryTake also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man:
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
Daniel
Major ProphetsHe said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Matthew
GospelsThen Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
Amos
Minor Prophets / AmosThen said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,