Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
Exodus
LawThey shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsThe voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
Exodus
Law / MosesAs he spake these words, many believed on him.
John
GospelsAnd the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
Judges
HistoryAnd the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
Genesis
LawIn the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd when even was come, he went out of the city.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
Exodus
LawAnd if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
Leviticus
LawThen were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
2 John
General Epistles / JohnWherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis
LawAnd all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
Luke
GospelsAnd the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.