And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
Joel
Minor ProphetsHow was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulThen the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.
Daniel
Major ProphetsAnd he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielKings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
Psalms
PoetryThat the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings
HistoryBeware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
Luke
Gospels / LukeThou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Psalms
PoetryVerily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraWherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.
Psalms
PoetryTherefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Job
WisdomBlessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luke
GospelsNot for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Job
Wisdom / JobIf they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
2 Chronicles
HistoryConcerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.