I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.
Psalms
PoetryFor what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonMy strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Psalms
PoetryNotwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAll thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsJetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles
HistoryIt pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielBless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Esther
HistoryHide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsSo Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahTo whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesOne young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: