Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAdded yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
Luke
GospelsThen I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Daniel
Major ProphetsEven those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
Numbers
Law / MosesTwo are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAlso at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
2 Chronicles
HistoryPass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahI have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
Malachi
Minor Prophets / MalachiUnless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psalms
PoetryAnd they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
Numbers
LawAnd he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahFor this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Psalms
PoetryFor if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luke
GospelsSing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Psalms
PoetryTake heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.