Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterHer husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsWhile the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
2 Kings
HistoryYe Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahDo thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Numbers
Law / MosesI, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsYe are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnBut the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
Luke
Gospels / LukeI will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesFor thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
Genesis
LawAs the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahShall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
Job
WisdomFor what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.