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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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1 Chronicles
HistoryHe riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
John
GospelsThou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Psalms
PoetryAnd now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
Numbers
Law / MosesThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
Leviticus
LawWoe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThere was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Job
WisdomHe shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryThe heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahWhat shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownHe that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAssemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther
HistoryThou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.