Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
Ezra
History / EzraAnd it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
Esther
History / MordecaiTo Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesOf the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanAnd whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Mark
Gospels / MarkWhose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Psalms
PoetryThe LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Lamentations
Major Prophets / JeremiahBut how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAccording to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
HistoryLet the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryAnd the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy
Pauline EpistlesSaying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Acts
HistoryNow therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsAnd charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
Luke
Gospels / LukeJesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBut the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsHow shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?