Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThey run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
2 Samuel
HistoryThe length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
Exodus
LawAnd Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
Genesis
LawBy long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs
WisdomGo not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
Numbers
Law / MosesI will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWoe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsWho is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulCome, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
John
Gospels / JohnBe astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.