All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsNow therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
Job
Wisdom / JobFor thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahOne of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahWith the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Psalms
PoetryWho serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
Genesis
Law / MosesHe couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Numbers
LawAnd hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
Numbers
Law / MosesSo when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.
Psalms
PoetryHis ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms
PoetryCanst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
Job
WisdomAnd he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
Acts
HistoryAnd it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1 Samuel
HistoryThen said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Hebrews
General EpistlesAnd he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.