The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
Solomon's Song
PoetryThen said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
Matthew
GospelsAnd it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
2 Samuel
HistorySpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.
Leviticus
LawMake me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
Luke
Gospels / LukeWherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
Job
WisdomAnd said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
Ezra
History / EzraMaking request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThere remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Hebrews
General EpistlesYour riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
James
General EpistlesAnd again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
Mark
GospelsTherefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThe word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.