No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
John
GospelsThere was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle.
Joshua
HistoryWoe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahYea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Ezra
HistoryThe ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Genesis
Law / MosesWhat mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
1 Samuel
HistoryLest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Judges
HistoryAnd she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
Judges
HistoryAnd it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
Luke
Gospels / LukeBut when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThen Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
1 Kings
HistoryThou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psalms
PoetryWoe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
Numbers
LawHappy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahWoe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.