Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Job
Wisdom / JobHis branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaBut if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James
General Epistles / JamesFor what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
1 Peter
General EpistlesI will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd when even was come, he went out of the city.
Mark
GospelsAnd he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTherefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Nehemiah
HistoryEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Jude
General Epistles / JudeAnd what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhich thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Ezra
HistoryFor how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Exodus
LawAnd they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Genesis
LawAnd this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.
Leviticus
LawAnd I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
John
Gospels / JohnMy harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Job
WisdomBlessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.