How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Matthew
GospelsThey, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
Numbers
LawTake Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
Numbers
Law / MosesFor where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.
2 Samuel
HistoryMoreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Mark
GospelsThe son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
Luke
GospelsTherefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
Mark
GospelsAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
Luke
GospelsFor thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them.
2 Samuel
HistoryBecause Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
Genesis
LawAnd the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWith good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulMy son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew
GospelsStrive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonFor God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.