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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Hebrews
General EpistlesThou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deuteronomy
LawBut as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Psalms
PoetryBehold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielHis mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Psalms
PoetryBut they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsJoash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
Exodus
LawAnd he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
Leviticus
LawAnd he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
1 Kings
HistoryThis is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.