And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
Leviticus
Law / MosesHe keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersJosiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra
HistoryThou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
Leviticus
LawNow these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah
HistoryDefile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
Numbers
LawWhen the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
Numbers
Law / MosesI sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalms
PoetryWherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraExcept the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Proverbs
WisdomWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms
PoetryMoreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
2 Samuel
HistorySay ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAnd he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.
Genesis
LawAnd the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.