For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawHe shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalms
PoetryAnd he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
2 Chronicles
HistoryAnd he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahI speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
1 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesOf Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew
GospelsThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Genesis
LawThe wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAlso in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God.
Numbers
LawBut Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
Judges
HistoryI called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
1 Kings
HistoryAnd the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
2 Kings
HistoryThen said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mark
Gospels / MarkArise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Jonah
Minor ProphetsAnd Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
Genesis
LawBut Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Luke
GospelsAnd after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.