But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFlee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor John was not yet cast into prison.
John
GospelsAnd thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
Leviticus
LawAnd so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewA continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThe king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs
WisdomThen entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
Luke
Gospels / LukeSo the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahPraise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel:
Judges
History / SamuelAnd while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Acts
History / LukeAbove all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Ephesians
Pauline EpistlesHow thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Job
Wisdom / JobI will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsMy little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1 John
General EpistlesThey are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Acts
HistoryYet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.