The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Job
WisdomAnd they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Joshua
HistoryThough thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBut when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.
Numbers
LawHe that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
Genesis
LawAnd the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis
Law / MosesI wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Genesis
LawFor he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
1 Kings
HistorySo that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesGod be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
Psalms
PoetryAnd when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark.
Deuteronomy
LawFor every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThen certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew
GospelsThat say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!