And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
Zechariah
Minor Prophets / ZechariahWhen they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThey are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.
Deuteronomy
LawRejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Proverbs
WisdomAnd the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
1 Chronicles
HistoryBecause thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
Psalms
PoetryBut be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
Acts
HistoryTwo tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exodus
LawAnd the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahCry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsHe becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonAnd he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Joshua
History / JoshuaBecause thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psalms
PoetryThey build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsHearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Acts
History / LukeAnd as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.