His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Acts
HistoryGet thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahNow when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanOr with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
Numbers
LawI say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Genesis
Law / MosesThe sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistorySo is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Psalms
PoetryBut ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
1 John
General EpistlesFor which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesAnd it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Genesis
LawWherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
John
GospelsO that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.