A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahEven so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThen answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
John
GospelsFor it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs
WisdomChildren, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Exodus
LawAnd Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraSo Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.
Joshua
History / JoshuaThey ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Exodus
LawAnd Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesNevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesThese ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy
LawThen took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThe word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
Mark
GospelsAnd now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
Ezra
History / EzraThis they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.