For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Job
WisdomThy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Solomon's Song
PoetryBy his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Job
Wisdom / JobIniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBut made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesAnd David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.
Psalms
PoetrySend them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis
LawAnd I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThat they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs
WisdomNow this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
Ruth
History / SamuelHe said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThere go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Psalms
PoetryShew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.
Psalms
PoetryAnd it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: