A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis
LawYet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielSubmitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonYet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
Nehemiah
HistoryThen stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Acts
History / LukeAnd they all forsook him, and fled.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
Genesis
LawAs the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
John
GospelsThis parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
John
GospelsBecause of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Psalms
PoetryAnd David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
1 Chronicles
HistoryIf I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulArise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahBehold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAnd we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Matthew
GospelsThat the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:
Deuteronomy
LawIf a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Leviticus
LawSo took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God.
Ezra
HistoryAnd Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;