A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
1 Kings
HistoryFinally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesDoth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?
John
Gospels / JohnThen the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Judges
History / SamuelTheir blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.
Psalms
PoetryShout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWhom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
John
GospelsBut as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
2 Chronicles
HistoryMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Numbers
Law / MosesBehold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Solomon's Song
PoetryI will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Luke
GospelsAnd we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownSince the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
1 Kings
HistoryFor I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;