But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraFor our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Psalms
PoetryThe altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahLet nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Leviticus
LawAnd it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWould ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
Ruth
History / SamuelAnd the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Exodus
LawAnd the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Judges
History / SamuelNeither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielNow I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraA day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahThen I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonBut it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
Genesis
LawAnd ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Luke
GospelsAnd when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.