Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans
Pauline EpistlesAnd cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
Acts
HistoryYe are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
John
GospelsWhen Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
Genesis
LawAnd I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
Daniel
Major ProphetsFor the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
Numbers
Law / MosesNow when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
Esther
History / MordecaiI will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThey shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahNevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
1 Samuel
HistoryAnd when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
Acts
History / LukeBut the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukBefore your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
Psalms
PoetryFor they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Exodus
Law / MosesWhen Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraShe crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Proverbs
WisdomI went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Ruth
HistoryAnd he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
Leviticus
LawShe riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Proverbs
WisdomThen they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.