And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.
Numbers
LawThough Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielIn that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesUnto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy
LawFor thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis
LawHe coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbs
WisdomThe song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahLet Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
Deuteronomy
LawWhen a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken.
Deuteronomy
LawThey spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
Job
WisdomSo Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
2 Kings
History / JeremiahMoreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielRighteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
Numbers
Law / MosesNow the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
1 Samuel
HistoryBut when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.