Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
Acts
HistoryIn his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
Acts
HistoryAnd he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
Exodus
Law / MosesSo I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonFor ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
Acts
History / LukeThat saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahI Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielAnd it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Genesis
LawI called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
Esther
HistoryThen said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
Job
WisdomAnd he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
Exodus
Law / MosesThen all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges
HistoryThe God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
Numbers
Law / MosesMake me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.