I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHe hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
Job
WisdomAnd a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
Matthew
GospelsI gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThen brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
Genesis
Law / MosesThat there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
Ezra
History / EzraIbhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsAs the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.
Genesis
LawAnd also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.
Genesis
Law / MosesIf a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThey zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesThen shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahEvery one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThe children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
Genesis
LawAnd David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.