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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIf ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
1 Peter
General EpistlesThe statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
Acts
History / LukeO LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielArise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Acts
HistoryWhy should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
Acts
HistoryAnd it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
Judges
History / SamuelFor he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBlessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielIf it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.
Esther
History / MordecaiThat search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
Ezra
History / EzraBut Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelBut tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
Daniel
Major ProphetsUnderstanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Proverbs
Wisdom / Solomon(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)
Numbers
Law / MosesOn the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
Esther
HistoryAnd 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.