But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
Exodus
LawAlso 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
HistoryBut the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWhosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThat every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis
LawAnd I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
Exodus
Law / MosesNotwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhat then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
Genesis
LawMake no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
Acts
HistoryGrace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHe that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.