I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
Psalms
PoetryBut unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
John
Gospels / JohnWhich indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd 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
HistoryThus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahYea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMany times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Acts
History / LukeAs we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesNow it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Mark
Gospels / MarkSo they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Job
Wisdom / JobI am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Psalms
PoetryAnd not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
John
GospelsFor as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersDaniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: