O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersSalvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOf the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
1 Chronicles
HistoryA wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John
Gospels / JohnFor God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:
Job
WisdomAnd as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Psalms
PoetrySay unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalms
PoetryI beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
Numbers
Law / MosesFor every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThese were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
2 Samuel
HistoryNow therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:
Judges
History / SamuelAnd when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luke
GospelsI have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Isaiah
Major ProphetsI will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
Job
WisdomWhat man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersArise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Psalms
PoetryLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: