And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
Luke
GospelsLove not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonGather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Psalms
PoetryBy which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
1 Peter
General EpistlesFor the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
Deuteronomy
LawAnd I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Acts
HistoryThe sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
Nahum
Minor ProphetsAnd he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonThen Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelWilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Psalms
PoetryFor the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Exodus
Law / MosesThy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahDimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
1 Kings
HistoryBehold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesThe LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersJesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.