One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAs for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaOne of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John
GospelsThe burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahFor that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
James
General Epistles / JamesBut Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Matthew
GospelsWhich have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
3 John
General EpistlesNow the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
Judges
History / SamuelIn that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBehold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielHe that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs
WisdomMy bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;
1 Chronicles
HistoryJudges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Deuteronomy
LawShall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
Job
WisdomBut if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesSo stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: