Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Acts
History / LukeAnd Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.
Numbers
Law / MosesHow then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
2 Kings
HistoryAnd forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark
GospelsAnd Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
Deuteronomy
LawBetter is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us.
Genesis
LawThou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Psalms
PoetryBut the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Judges
HistoryAnd the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.
Leviticus
LawThey shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Job
WisdomAnd all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThat say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
Hebrews
General EpistlesBehold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: