For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBut thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
Numbers
Law / MosesIn that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
Zephaniah
Minor ProphetsFor the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Joshua
HistoryAnd the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
Acts
HistoryAnd Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah,
Joshua
HistoryIn the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIn thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelHe shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersI will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
Psalms
PoetryThey envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAnd Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Acts
HistoryThe sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
1 Chronicles
HistoryAnd the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis
Law / MosesHaving the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Philippians
Pauline EpistlesThen shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsFirst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAn inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThe LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
Psalms
PoetryBut we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesAnd the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.