The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
Deuteronomy
LawFor they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.
Hosea
Minor Prophets / HoseaAnd flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Nehemiah
HistoryThere are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
Exodus
Law / MosesBut though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulKeep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Psalms
PoetryTill the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahBut I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThere were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewI was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Psalms
PoetryNow in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
2 Chronicles
HistoryThe works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
Exodus
Law / MosesYe have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
Exodus
Law / MosesO give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBe not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: