Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielYe shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Exodus
LawArise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
1 Kings
HistoryMoreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahThen all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis
LawHow oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
Exodus
LawAnd hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
Genesis
LawAnd Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?
Judges
History / SamuelA little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersRighteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs
WisdomOr if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish:
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job
WisdomAnd he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
Genesis
Law / MosesConaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraMy people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;