And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
Job
Wisdom / JobBecause he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Acts
HistoryAnd in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraEven as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job
WisdomThey are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Job
Wisdom / JobBe not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSalute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Luke
GospelsAlso by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Job
Wisdom / JobSo neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahTheir slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahYe shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
Numbers
LawReproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Psalms
PoetryMy soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNo servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke
GospelsThat I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
1 Kings
HistoryO LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.