But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?
Proverbs
WisdomAnd now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaLet the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
Job
WisdomThe LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua
History / JoshuaConcerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTake it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.
Numbers
LawIf I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John
Gospels / JohnHe hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd charged them that they should not make him known:
Matthew
GospelsO God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
2 Chronicles
History / Ezra(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesLet Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraIf thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
Joshua
HistoryAnd he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewIf God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
Job
WisdomAnd it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.