For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Psalms
PoetryThis thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Solomon's Song
Poetry(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
Luke
GospelsAnd the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;
Deuteronomy
LawFor I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAlso Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
Nehemiah
HistoryThere shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTo whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
Acts
History / LukeI form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John
GospelsThen Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
Joshua
History / JoshuaYe are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIn the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
Joshua
HistoryMy son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
1 Kings
HistoryWhilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
Job
WisdomBut Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Acts
HistoryAnd they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?