And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.
Numbers
Law / MosesBut I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Acts
History / LukeShe is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Proverbs
WisdomThen he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThere is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Exodus
LawFor it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahIs the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiAnd the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
1 Samuel
HistoryWeep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFrom thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
Numbers
LawThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs
WisdomFor he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
Mark
GospelsIn the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
John
GospelsHe that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonHe took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.