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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWe are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
2 Samuel
HistoryThese words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesTo whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Acts
HistoryThe children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
Ezra
History / EzraI will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaYe sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John
GospelsI will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Exodus
Law / MosesTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Matthew
GospelsWhom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
Job
WisdomAnd being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.
Genesis
LawAnd all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Deuteronomy
LawThe Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsShe crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThen the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Numbers
LawAnd thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
Leviticus
LawI will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.