But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Job
WisdomAnd every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWill the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Micah
Minor ProphetsAccording to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
Exodus
Law / MosesFor a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luke
GospelsAh Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThey shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesYet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Luke
GospelsAnd he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
Acts
History / LukeBut the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThey are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalms
PoetryOne golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers
Law / MosesDo not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Psalms
PoetryAnd it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Acts
History / LukeNeither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
Genesis
LawJoshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
Joshua
History / JoshuaHe answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;