He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Matthew
GospelsBeware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luke
GospelsWhereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
Acts
History / LukeBut thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
Acts
History / LukeHe loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
Judges
HistoryAlso on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus
Law(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Hebrews
General EpistlesTurn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Psalms
PoetryThe secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWe asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
Ezra
History / EzraThe LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahThe hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Beth-lehem.
Genesis
LawWoe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsTherefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.