And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
John
Gospels / JohnA merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Psalms
PoetryBut when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
Mark
GospelsAnd look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
Exodus
Law / MosesO give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThey have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielWherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
1 Peter
General Epistles / PeterWhy standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Psalms
PoetryAnd Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
2 Kings
HistoryHe that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;
Joshua
HistoryAnd they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Exodus
LawI will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsThou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
Acts
HistoryAnd he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus
Law / MosesNow the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.