The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
Psalms
PoetryThen called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
Esther
History / MordecaiHowl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahJob hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Job
WisdomAnd they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
Judges
HistoryBehold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Job
Wisdom / JobIn the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsJohn did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark
GospelsThy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWhereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanNow they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraSo shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,
Matthew
GospelsAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnMy heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersGive ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBecause he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?