But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsFor a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
Ruth
HistoryAnd in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Nehemiah
HistoryLook unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
John
GospelsAre ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel
HistoryFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Acts
HistoryAnd Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.
John
GospelsAnd this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
John
GospelsBehold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
Judges
History / SamuelSo will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Psalms
PoetryBe not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
1 Samuel
HistoryBlessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalms
PoetryAnd this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.