As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraA wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs
WisdomBecause they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFor great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
Psalms
PoetryBut the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielFor when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
Mark
GospelsAnd said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThat through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
Mark
GospelsThe Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
Judges
HistoryThen will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAlso he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTwo are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
1 Kings
HistoryFor if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,