The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
John
Gospels / JohnO God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
Psalms
PoetryAnd wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Mark
GospelsThat thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra
HistoryWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job
Wisdom / JobCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus
Law / MosesLORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHow long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
Job
Wisdom / JobSo that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles / PaulEnter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahThen the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
Judges
History / SamuelSo he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
1 Kings
HistoryYet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
1 Samuel
HistoryI fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Luke
Gospels / LukeNot given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesThen on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
Genesis
Law / MosesTake of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsNeither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.