And 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.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Numbers
Law / MosesI cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
Amos
Minor ProphetsMine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
Job
WisdomMen and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Acts
History / LukeThat thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahWhen Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHowl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsNow mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWhy askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
John
GospelsAnd they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
Mark
Gospels / MarkGreat is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulYe shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
Exodus
LawAnd unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.