Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThe heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWoe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Titus
Pauline Epistles / PaulI fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luke
GospelsO earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
Job
WisdomSon of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd many more believed because of his own word;
John
GospelsAnd I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
1 Samuel
History / SamuelTake it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Acts
HistoryAnd Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mark
GospelsSeven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.
Exodus
Law / MosesPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers
LawAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luke
GospelsSo now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.