Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
Acts
History / LukeOf the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsAnd the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
1 Samuel
HistoryIn thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThrough faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownThey would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Proverbs
WisdomYe shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
Mark
GospelsSon of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAlso the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownIniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
Esther
History / MordecaiOne of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John
GospelsSo the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThen Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
Joshua
History / JoshuaJoab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWho appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.