Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Acts
History / LukeAnd when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.
Numbers
Law / MosesThe children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
Ezra
History / EzraI am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
Genesis
Law / MosesMy heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Psalms
PoetryThen Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
Genesis
Law / MosesMachnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Ezra
HistoryFor I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Acts
HistoryThen Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThen said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.
John
Gospels / JohnNow God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Daniel
Major Prophets / DanielYea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Joshua
HistoryWe have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
1 Kings
HistoryThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
1 Chronicles
History(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)