(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Job
WisdomI have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThey have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
Genesis
LawNow ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
John
GospelsThe nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
Micah
Minor ProphetsWhoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.
Proverbs
WisdomSo they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
2 Kings
HistoryAnd when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;
John
Gospels / JohnBut the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
James
General EpistlesNotwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Philippians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
Judges
HistoryAnd Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles
HistoryLet Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersKnowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.
Titus
Pauline EpistlesAnd it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahThou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.
Job
Wisdom / JobLet men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
Job
Wisdom / JobNow as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
2 Kings
HistoryTherefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThe fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.