When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersO Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhen Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
2 Kings
HistoryAnd as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.
Numbers
LawIn the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
James
General EpistlesHe that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Proverbs
WisdomBind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs
WisdomGo say to them, Get you into your tents again.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
2 Kings
HistoryFor this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.
2 Chronicles
HistoryTherefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.
Genesis
LawAt the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielThen cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAmong which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.