The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Nehemiah
History / Nehemiah(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.
2 Chronicles
HistorySo when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
John
GospelsCry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielNebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThen Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWhen the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Matthew
GospelsThen we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsRemove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.
Genesis
LawKeep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWhither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Solomon's Song
PoetryFor as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Luke
Gospels / LukeFor which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
Colossians
Pauline Epistles / PaulI acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Psalms
PoetryHe teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:
Daniel
Major ProphetsWho also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
Acts
History / LukeTo judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalms
PoetryNeither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.