And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
Mark
GospelsThus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhen he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Psalms
PoetryHe spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
John
GospelsSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus
Law / MosesThe LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahHe hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahA good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWho shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnFor man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
2 Kings
HistoryFor I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTheir poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Judges
History / SamuelThen Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
Exodus
LawAnd when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.