And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face.
Job
Wisdom / JobSurely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsBy thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersA bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonLet them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
Acts
HistoryAnd Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThen answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?
John
Gospels / JohnJesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsMoreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahI will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersWith good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Ezra
HistoryIn the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThis is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
Joshua
HistoryAnd these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
HistorySaying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Revelation
ApocalypticWith whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
Genesis
Law / MosesFor, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.
Psalms
PoetryThe clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.