Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
Judges
HistoryAnd he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings
HistoryAnd Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1 Kings
HistoryThe good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Micah
Minor ProphetsAnd thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.
Exodus
LawAnd his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
Numbers
LawAnd Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,
Genesis
LawFor wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
Esther
History / MordecaiElihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahHe cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahPut away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Psalms
PoetryTheir quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Numbers
LawAnd when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
Acts
HistoryAnd he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.