Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
Psalms
PoetryThen came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewO daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHow do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelAnd she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBlessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTruly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,
2 Samuel
HistoryI will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsAnd all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
Exodus
LawSo she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
Ruth
History / SamuelHe also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahIf I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Job
WisdomFor the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
Ezra
HistoryAnd as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luke
GospelsHe saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Mark
GospelsBut new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.