Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Verses For Discipline & Faith
Scripture to anchor the day. Search by book, person, theme, or keyword.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Judges
History / SamuelNevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Acts
HistoryThen said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
1 Kings
HistoryThe LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.
Matthew
GospelsAnd the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnSo the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Esther
HistoryThus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraBut he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Luke
Gospels / LukeIn mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahThen shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsFor neither did his brethren believe in him.
John
Gospels / JohnBut when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
Galatians
Pauline Epistles / PaulThe LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel
HistoryA righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesOut of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
Numbers
LawYet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?