Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
Judges
History / SamuelMy beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonBut who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' sope:
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAs the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Mark
Gospels(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTake heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Job
WisdomIn the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
1 Kings
HistoryThe words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYe have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAs the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
Judges
HistoryAt that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Psalms
PoetryAnd of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBehold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Judges
HistoryNeither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: