As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies:
Genesis
LawAnd now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exodus
LawWherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Luke
GospelsAnd, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
Numbers
Law / MosesAlso I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBut the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts
HistoryAnd the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.
Joshua
HistoryAnd was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesAt the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThese be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Numbers
LawJesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Matthew
GospelsAnd such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesNow 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 / SamuelThen shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
Leviticus
LawAnd the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
Judges
History / SamuelThen she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.