My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomThou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
Judges
History / SamuelWhen the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James
General EpistlesA day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
Joel
Minor ProphetsHow canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsWho had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
Esther
History / MordecaiMy covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
Luke
GospelsAnd the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Exodus
LawAnd the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages.
Joshua
History / JoshuaLest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John
GospelsTo execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryThis thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Solomon's Song
PoetryLo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Job
WisdomWhat is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
Psalms
PoetryWith all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraNext unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.