And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Psalms
PoetryAccording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesI have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonDid not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Nehemiah
HistoryIs there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
Mark
GospelsBrethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhen John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts
HistoryThe fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWhen the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
John
Gospels / JohnFor the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Mark
Gospels / MarkIf a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
John
GospelsBut all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
John
Gospels / JohnNevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.
1 Kings
HistoryHe esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
Job
Wisdom / JobThen Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
Leviticus
Law / MosesEven as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Proverbs
WisdomAfter many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.