And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther
HistoryHilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnThe fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Luke
GospelsBeware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThis also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahHe saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John
GospelsSo she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:
2 Kings
HistoryAnd ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy
LawTo open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahTell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Galatians
Pauline EpistlesTherefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielThou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
Psalms
PoetryThe tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
Exodus
LawThe preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
Ecclesiastes
WisdomAnd the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
1 Kings
History / JeremiahAnd he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraTerrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
Job
WisdomAnd the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?