He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonWith Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Exodus
Law / MosesArt not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahSo I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownAnd my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Exodus
LawFor this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel
Major ProphetsThus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsIf ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 John
General EpistlesAnd Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
Joshua
History / JoshuaAccording to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaIgal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHe that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Luke
GospelsI applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: