And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanThese two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Isaiah
Major ProphetsAnd it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelIn 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 ProphetsKnow ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEven a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs
WisdomOtherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanBut while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Matthew
GospelsAnd Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanYea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
Acts
History / LukeThey make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
Hosea
Minor ProphetsAs well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
Acts
HistoryAnd he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
2 Chronicles
HistoryOut of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWhen the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Acts
HistoryFor by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewLet them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBe thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.