As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew
GospelsThat Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Acts
HistoryAnd Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhen Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Mark
GospelsAnd the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.)
Judges
History / SamuelNow when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
Matthew
GospelsAnd Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
Judges
History / SamuelThat the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
2 Samuel
HistoryMoreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryHis disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
John
Gospels / JohnIt shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThey come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraMoreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNow therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Genesis
Law / MosesNow when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.