For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
Job
Wisdom / JobI will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThis gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
Haggai
Minor Prophets / HaggaiA thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
Exodus
LawAnd there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
2 Samuel
HistoryWhich long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Job
WisdomAnd herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Acts
History / LukeThe Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
1 Kings
HistoryFor my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
Genesis
LawAnd that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnOut of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
Numbers
LawIf I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John
Gospels / JohnFrom men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms
PoetryThis month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.