And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesWho can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job
WisdomIn the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsAnd the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Genesis
Law / MosesLet all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
Psalms
PoetryTook branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John
Gospels / JohnAnd Simon and they that were with him followed after him.
Mark
GospelsAnd there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Luke
Gospels / LukeAnd Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
Numbers
LawBut what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew
GospelsThus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahNow when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
Matthew
GospelsThou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumTake heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesBehold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesIn the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIt is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersIt was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
Solomon's Song
PoetryFor they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
Ezra
HistoryAnd he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Revelation
ApocalypticFor the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.