A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.
Psalms
PoetryTake that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
Matthew
GospelsBehold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
James
General Epistles / JamesSo took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
Ezra
History / EzraFor upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
Ezra
HistoryDrink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Proverbs
WisdomIf thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.
Psalms
PoetryBut some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBecause thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
Joshua
HistoryThe LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
1 Samuel
HistoryO that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Judges
History / SamuelOnly that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;
Judges
History / SamuelNow therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1 Kings
HistoryThese things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
John
Gospels / JohnLet thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.