Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelFor with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
Numbers
LawAnd Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua
HistoryHe shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
2 Samuel
HistoryHereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John
General Epistles / JohnAnd Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
Mark
GospelsAnd, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThe people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Daniel
Major ProphetsEither make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Matthew
GospelsThen I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsI will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
Judges
History / SamuelAnd he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
Acts
HistoryO Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!
Joshua
HistoryWoe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Jude
General Epistles / JudeWill ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Job
WisdomBut the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
Acts
History / LukeHis body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIn thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,