But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSome indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAs an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Exodus
LawWhithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsEthiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsThe princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
1 Kings
HistoryAt destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job
WisdomFor the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Mark
GospelsIn the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah,
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luke
Gospels / LukeYe shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
Genesis
LawFor thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahTherefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.
Mark
GospelsAs ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.