Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Genesis
LawO bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
Psalms
PoetryBut if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
Leviticus
LawAnd God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Genesis
Law / MosesBut he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Acts
History / LukeGod hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
Ezra
HistoryAt the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraThy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Psalms
PoetryLet them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
Job
WisdomBecause that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahA slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs
WisdomLet them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Psalms
PoetrySo Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,
Esther
HistoryAll her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahThen shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,