And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:
Numbers
LawGive ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
Exodus
LawAnd it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Kings
HistoryTeach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
Mark
GospelsAnd he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts
History / LukeThou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAccounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.
Daniel
Major ProphetsDeath and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs
WisdomAn unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonRestore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
Nehemiah
HistoryHear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWhich devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
Mark
GospelsMy days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
Job
Wisdom / JobThe lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.