Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
LawThus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBehold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnThen the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
Acts
History / LukeThen the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
Daniel
Major ProphetsI would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
Job
Wisdom / JobBehold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Exodus
LawThou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownNeither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Exodus
LawSo all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
Judges
History / SamuelThe desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs
WisdomWe accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Acts
History / LukeAfter him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
Nehemiah
HistoryIn whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersOf the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
LawSuffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.