For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Solomon's Song
PoetryFor, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahBut they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsMy brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;
Job
Wisdom / JobBut as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
Leviticus
Law / MosesFor the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesBut when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielMy meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThen will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahSet up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIn that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him.
Genesis
Law / MosesThen came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
Luke
GospelsBut every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus
LawYet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAs the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Proverbs
WisdomThey said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
John
GospelsBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Exodus
Law / MosesO vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.