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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWho can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
Numbers
LawI sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersMoreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
Nehemiah
HistoryWhat prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
Joshua
History / JoshuaFor he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesIf thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBecause he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
Job
Wisdom / JobSaying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
Genesis
LawAnd said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielTherefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHe shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
Exodus
Law / MosesIsh-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
2 Samuel
HistoryI am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThrough the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBecause they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Job
WisdomYea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Psalms
PoetryNevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.