As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
Matthew
GospelsAs a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
Exodus
LawJerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThe elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsTherefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
Esther
History / MordecaiAfter this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
John
Gospels / JohnNeither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy
LawThese are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.
Numbers
LawAnd she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Genesis
LawThou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Leviticus
LawThough he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Psalms
PoetryPraise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
Psalms
PoetryAnd I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.
Leviticus
LawAnd when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.
Genesis
LawFor it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.