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Verses For Discipline & Faith
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My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Proverbs
WisdomWho raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher:
Judges
HistoryNow these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Ezra
History / EzraBecause he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
Mark
GospelsThen Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed:
Exodus
LawAnd he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
Genesis
Law / MosesIn whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Colossians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father,
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Matthew
GospelsFor when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
Esther
History / MordecaiYea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms
PoetryI remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeGo, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther
HistoryAnd Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
Judges
History / SamuelYe daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites.