I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
Acts
HistoryLet us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesNot to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAfterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
Nehemiah
HistoryO Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Psalms
PoetryTo wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
Judges
HistoryGo to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Luke
GospelsAnd if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
Leviticus
Law / MosesIt is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThese were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNow the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Job
WisdomSo the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.
Acts
HistoryFor thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job
WisdomEvery man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.