For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhen I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBe not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
Mark
GospelsAnd certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
Mark
GospelsAnd when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John
Gospels / JohnYet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahThe wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonGird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelFor their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs
WisdomThis is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsShammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite,
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanMy heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBefore the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsHowbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
1 Kings
HistoryHe hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
Luke
Gospels / LukeI have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Psalms
PoetryNeither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.