A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
John
Gospels / JohnIf thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
Genesis
LawIf God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.
John
GospelsYe adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
James
General EpistlesAnd the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
2 Kings
HistoryHariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Nehemiah
HistoryThey say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahI am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.
Ezra
HistoryIf thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Exodus
LawAnd we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
Acts
HistorySo am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
2 Chronicles
HistoryThy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Deuteronomy
LawSubmit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James
General EpistlesAt the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
Judges
History / SamuelThat search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.