Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsI made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
Job
Wisdom / JobYe shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
LawFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
Mark
Gospels / MarkNow there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
John
GospelsWhich will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTo judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsOne golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers
Law / MosesFor the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
Deuteronomy
LawThen said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
John
GospelsAnd David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanSo the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Job
WisdomBehold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAs thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.