Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.
Numbers
Law / MosesHow sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd every man went unto his own house.
John
GospelsAnd I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
Luke
GospelsWho shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
Job
WisdomNow if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesMy soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Acts
History / LukeBut let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulFor they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Exodus
LawThen came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
Acts
History / LukeMoreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLet them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryAnd are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNow these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Acts
HistoryAnd Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it.