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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel
HistoryThe children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
Ezra
HistoryAnd by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsSeek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsBut this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
John
GospelsBut unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhile the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonI returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonArt not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
Acts
HistoryAnd he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest:
Leviticus
LawThen let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.
John
Gospels / JohnI will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYe shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
Leviticus
LawNow that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.
Deuteronomy
LawCurse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomBut to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
Mark
GospelsIf I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
John
GospelsAnd provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.