I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesHe maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
Job
WisdomAnd in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
Esther
History / MordecaiOur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Psalms
PoetryWherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryBut I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsFor thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
Genesis
LawAnd the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
Leviticus
LawAnd he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
Mark
Gospels / MarkBut the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Daniel
Major ProphetsIn whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAlso can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Job
Wisdom / JobFor their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
Proverbs
WisdomWherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsBut neither so did their witness agree together.
Mark
GospelsTheir quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsLest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Proverbs
WisdomGo ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewNow the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThen the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.