Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Psalms
PoetryAnd every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
Numbers
LawFor if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThe children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulTake heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
Deuteronomy
LawA man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
Judges
History / SamuelFor I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThat hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
Mark
GospelsAnd at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewOr he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThrough God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.