No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
1 Samuel
HistoryWhich devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
John
Gospels / JohnWhen I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsHave pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.
Job
WisdomThen said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
Joshua
HistoryWho will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersCome ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahFor I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraLook upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahJehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Luke
GospelsI have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs
WisdomHow he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Matthew
GospelsTherefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Mark
GospelsAnd when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Chronicles
HistoryWherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: