Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Proverbs
WisdomStay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John
GospelsNow, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulJudge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThe kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahPraise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals.
Psalms
PoetryIf we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
John
Gospels / JohnAll these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
1 Chronicles
HistoryO God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
Joshua
History / JoshuaBlessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
John
GospelsHowbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewTurn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWho found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
Acts
History / LukeAnd if they were all one member, where were the body?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.