In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsYet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonI went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsSurely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
2 Kings
HistoryRemember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownHe lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Job
Wisdom / JobJehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew
GospelsWherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Matthew
GospelsThou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumHe is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy
LawIf ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
James
General Epistles / JamesAnd the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOut of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahRemember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWill the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts
HistoryAnd Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
1 Chronicles
HistoryI have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Psalms
PoetryArise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.