She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
Judges
HistoryAnd the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Acts
HistoryThy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.
John
GospelsAnd they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesI am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel:
Numbers
LawAnd he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
Mark
GospelsEven as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.
Jude
General EpistlesWherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
Esther
History / MordecaiFlee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsTo deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWhen ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
Joshua
History / JoshuaOut of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James
General Epistles / JamesFeed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterNow therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke
GospelsKnowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?