Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms
PoetryTo wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesLORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersLet my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Exodus
LawAnd know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesHow doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.
2 Chronicles
HistoryNow there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
Nehemiah
HistorySurely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAgain the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAlso he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraNeither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraWhere were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Esther
History / MordecaiWhile he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
Acts
History / LukeThen ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra
HistoryMany therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
John
Gospels / JohnAnd the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahAnd let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.