I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Judges
HistoryAnd when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWho layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus
Law / MosesLet them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Numbers
Law / MosesWhose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsWisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Proverbs
WisdomTherefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Mark
GospelsSaying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
Exodus
LawNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;