Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesSend thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTherefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
Micah
Minor Prophets / MicahAnd Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Acts
History / LukeAnd Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
Exodus
LawThey are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersEnvy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Proverbs
WisdomWhosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Mark
GospelsI commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThen Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSince the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThe haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahBut the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Acts
History / LukeI have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
Leviticus
Law / MosesBut blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Matthew
GospelsThat every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
1 Thessalonians
Pauline EpistlesLet us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownZion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.