Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
Psalms
PoetryAnd this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThey shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahSubmit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterJesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John
GospelsAlso some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
Judges
HistoryAnd a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.
Numbers
LawAnd that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
John
Gospels / JohnBut rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
Luke
GospelsThen said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges
HistoryThen Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Matthew
GospelsAnd Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryDivers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.