And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesNow the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew
GospelsSo let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Judges
HistoryYe have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsI am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
Leviticus
LawThen Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?
1 Samuel
HistoryThen thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesArab, and Dumah, and Eshean,
Joshua
HistoryLove worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesHe that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs
WisdomThe sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
Judges
HistoryBut to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraO GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIn Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesFor whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.