Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Judges
HistoryAnd the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.
Esther
History / MordecaiI will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaThey have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThat every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanO LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSince the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThese cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Job
Wisdom / JobOil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,
Exodus
Law / MosesSo the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
2 Chronicles
History / Ezra(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Luke
GospelsAnd this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;
John
Gospels / JohnAnd it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
Job
WisdomOf the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraFor their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
Genesis
LawThen answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelGive the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHis mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.